Appeal No. 2001-1181
Serial No. 09/131,156
The references applied in the final rejection are:
Leader et al. (Leader) 5,11,793 May 19, 1992
Shamie 5,288,098 Feb. 22, 1994
Ho 5,357,900 Oct. 25, 1994
The applied claims stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) on the following grounds:
(1) Claim 14, unpatentable over Leader in view of Ho;
(2) Claims 8 to 13, 15 and 16, unpatentable over Leader
in view of Ho and Shamie.
Rejection (1)
Leader discloses the combination of a stroller 20 and a
pet kennel 15. The stroller has a wheel at each of its four
support points, and a frame with a base frame members 9, 19
and side frame members 6, 12. Leader discloses at col. 2,
lines 47 and 48, and col. 4, lines 10 to 12, that the carriage
(stroller) can be made foldable for easy storage and
transportation. Ho discloses a portable kennel similar to1
The examiner also refers to Fig. 3 of Leader, but this shows the1
collapsed enclosure (kennel), rather than the stroller (col. 4, lines 7 to
2
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