Appeal No. 2000-1488 Page 2
Application No. 08/826,832
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to counterweights
utilized to counterbalance construction equipment, such as
excavators and cranes (specification, p. 1). A copy of the
claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix to the
appellant's brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Hughson 2,925,149 Feb. 16,
1960
Eid 3,614,135 Oct. 19,
1971
Yancey 3,860,083 Jan. 14,
1975
Denda 4,650,393 Mar. 17,
1987
Brocklebank et al. 4,679,336 July 14,
1987
(Brocklebank)
Washburn et al. 5,033,567 July 23,
1991
(Washburn)
Claims 1, 2, 5 and 10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103 as being unpatentable over Eid in view of Brocklebank.
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