Appeal No. 2000-0951 Page 7
Application No. 08/640,160
together and also limiting lateral movement of a sign or
message received between the two panels, and a pair of suction
cups attached to the rear ends of said suction cup holders" as
recited in claim 1, or (2) "fastening means for detachably
fastening the panels to a solid surface behind the rear panel,
said fastening means including a pair of suction cup holders
having rear ends and passing through and connecting side edge
portions of said panels to hold the side portions of the front
and rear panels together and also limiting lateral movement of
a sign or message received between the two panels, and a pair
of suction cups attached to the rear ends of said suction cup
holders" as recited in claim 16. That is, the combined
teachings of Griggs and Romaine would have suggested stapling
suction cups to Griggs' face 18 so that the staples would
penetrate from the inside of the compartment towards the
outside so as to not interfere with the placing of the
automobile certificate within the comportment of the holder.
In our view, the only suggestion for modifying Griggs to
meet the above-noted limitations stems from hindsight
knowledge derived from the appellant's own disclosure. The
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