Appeal No. 1999-2368 Page 6
Application No. 08/771,018
obviousness is established by presenting evidence that would
have led one of ordinary skill in the art to combine the
relevant teachings of the references to arrive at the claimed
invention. See In re Fine, 837 F.2d 1071, 1074, 5 USPQ2d
1596, 1598 (Fed. Cir. 1988) and In re Lintner, 458 F.2d 1013,
1016, 173 USPQ 560, 562 (CCPA 1972).
Claim 1 reads as follows:
A hidden photographic storage and display device
comprising:
a plurality of photographic storage panels, each of
said panels having a plurality of photographic insert
sleeve members disposed thereon, each of said
photographic sleeve members capable of storing at least
one photograph;
means for housing said photographic storage panels,
said means for housing including a cover member, said
means for housing concealing said plurality of
photographic storage panels and any photographs disposed
within an associated photographic insert sleeve member
when said cover member is in a closed position, said
means for housing attached to an outer surface of a wall
member;
said cover member having an outer appearance of a
decorative element;
wherein said device providing an outer appearance of
a decorative element as well as providing a hidden
storage area for the plurality of photographs when said
cover member is in a closed position.
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