Appeal No. 2001-1181
Serial No. 09/131,156
used would obviously have to be one which would have a bottom
“sized to fit and rest on the base frame members,” as recited
in claim 14, in that it would obviously have to be of a size
to fit the base frame member, i.e., support tray 19, of the
Leader stroller 20.
The examiner’s reference to pivotal connections concerns
the recitation in claim 14 that the stroller has
a frame comprised of a series of structural frame
members including base frame members and side frame
members which are pivotally connected together to be
erected as the stroller and which permit folding
together into a compact configuration for carrying
or storage when the stroller is not in use, . . .
[emphasis added].
Although, as noted above, Leader discloses that the stroller
20 can be made foldable for easy storage and transportation,
there is no express disclosure that any of its frame members
are pivotally connected together. Nevertheless, we consider
that it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in
the art that in order to apply Leader’s teaching of making the
stroller foldable, some of its frame members would necessarily
have to be pivotally connected to each other. Appellant
argues that Leader does not show an umbrella stroller, and
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