Appeal No. 2000-1746
Application 08/791,098
and 2, the support is formed of wire bent into a configuration
that includes a number of closed loops (24) surrounding a
central opening. Independent claim 1 is representative of the
subject matter on appeal and a copy of that claim can be found
in the Appendix to appellant’s brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Baldwin 603,754 May 10, 1898
Krumholz 1,775,203 Sep. 9, 1930
Lang (Great Britain) 233,075 May 7, 1925
Claims 1 through 6, 13 and 14 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Krumholz in view of
Baldwin.
Claims 7 through 12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103(a) as being unpatentable over Krumholz in view of Baldwin
as applied to claim 1 above, and further in view of Lang (GB
233,075).
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