Appeal No. 2000-1616
Application 08/698,054
mounting system for use on a boat, which mounting system
allows the trolling motor to be displaced in any direction
upon contact with an obstruction. Of further concern to
appellants is the fact that the mounting system should include
a single adjustment mechanism (e.g., 22, 23) to control both
height and rotation of the motor. Independent claim 1 is
representative of the subject matter on appeal and a copy of
that claim, as reproduced from the Appendix to appellants’
brief, is attached to this decision.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Dewey 153,813 Aug. 4, 1874
Painter 424,572 Apr. 1, 1890
Klammer et al. (Klammer) 4,555,233 Nov.
26, 1985
Havins 4,982,924 Jan. 8,
1991
Maglica et al. (Maglica) 5,109,321 Apr.
28, 1992
Claims 1, 3, 5, 6 and 10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Havins in view of Klammer
2
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