Appeal No. 2000-1011
Application 09/042,761
position.
Claim 1, reproduced below, is further illustrative of the
claimed subject matter.
1. A vehicle restraint for restraining a vehicle
adjacent a loading dock, the vehicle restraint comprising:
a base member adapted to be mounted in front of a face
portion of the dock;
a carriage movably mounted to said base member;
a restraining member mounted to said carriage and movable
between an engaged portion in which said restraining member is
adapted to engage the vehicle and a disengaged position in
which said restraining member is adapted to disengage the
vehicle, said restraining member being biased toward the
engaged position;
a drive mechanism capable of moving said restraining
member between the engaged and disengaged positions; and
a clutch connecting said drive mechanism to said
restraining member.
The references of record relied upon by the examiner as
evidence of anticipation and obviousness are:
Hageman 4,759,678 Jul. 26,
1988
Hahn et al. (Hahn) 5,702,223 Dec. 30,
1997
REJECTIONS
Claims 1 through 15 and 17 through 21 stand rejected
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