Appeal No. 2000-1514 Page 6
Application No. 09/038,450
Warner teaches (column 3, lines 23-45) that
As best shown in FIG. 1, loading dock 1 is provided with
a vertical front face 2 and an upper horizontal surface
3. A driveway or other supporting surface 4 extends
outwardly from front face 2.
. . .
In accordance with the invention, a parallel,
elongated, open-top metal trough 6 is embedded in
driveway 4. The trough 6 is generally U-shape in
cross-sectional configuration and is provided with side
flanges 7 which extend outwardly and are generally flush
with the upper surface of driveway 4.
A wheel chock 8 is mounted for movement within the
trough 6 and can be moved between a storage or recessed
position in which the wheel chock is located in a pocket
9 beneath the level of driveway 4, and a chocking or
operative position in which the chock is located above
the surface of the driveway and is engaged with the
outboard side of a wheel 10 of a truck or other vehicle
11.
The appellants argue (brief, pp. 11-13) that Warner does
not teach or suggest a base frame positioned on and above the
driveway. We agree. Warner clearly teaches that his metal
trough 6 is embedded in driveway 4 and is located beneath the
supporting surface or level of the driveway 4 as shown in
Figures 3 and 4. Thus, Warner's trough 6 is not located on
and above the supporting surface or level of the driveway 4
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