Appeal No. 2001-0036
Application 08/971,611
components will help one member slide relative to the other
one more easily, it is our view that this knowledge alone
would not have led the artisan to modify the structure seen in
Figure 5 of Challande in the manner urged by the examiner. At
best, it appears that Figure 2 of the Challande reference
would have provided suggestion and motivation for one of
ordinary skill in the art to provide the embodiment of Figure
5 therein with a low coefficient of friction film (like 20)
located on the upper face (81) of the prop plate (75) so as to
allow the sliding support plate (80) to more freely slide
therethrough.
There is no evidence relied upon by the examiner that one
of ordinary skill in the art would have recognized the
particular problem of high forces toward the front (or rear)
of the binding in Challande which can cause the sliding
support plate (80) to bind or hang up against the front or
rear surface of the prop plate therein and cause torque on the
ankle and lower leg of the skier that may result in
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