Appeal No. 2000-1732
Application No. 08/972,852
arrangement of lift cords and cord type rails and rungs, as
now claimed, wherein the rails of ladders fold substantially
in a plane parallel to the edges of slats when the lift cords
draw the slats together. As a final point, we simply do not
see a sound basis in the applied evidence supporting the
examiner's assertion that the particularly claimed folding
would be inherent. The additional reference to Abraham does
not overcome that which is lacking in the Walker disclosure.
For the above reasons, all of the rejections based upon the
Walker patent cannot be sustained.
In summary, this panel of the board has reversed each of
the rejections on appeal.
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