Appeal No. 2001-1637 Application No. 08/800,052 employed as part of a merchandising system” (specification, page 1). A copy of the appealed claims appears in the appendix to the appellant’s brief (Paper No. 21). THE PRIOR ART The references relied on by the examiner to support the final rejection are: Dahme 3,066,774 Dec. 4, 1962 Jentzen 3,159,437 Dec. 1, 1964 Andresen et al. (Andresen) 4,055,373 Oct. 25, 1977 Boutin et al. (Boutin) 5,250,000 Oct. 5, 1993 Lyman 5,259,803 Nov. 9, 1993 Myslinski, Jr. et al. (Myslinski) 5,419,628 May 30, 1995 Fischer 2,252,499 May 2, 1974 German Patent Document1 THE REJECTIONS 1An English language translation of this reference, prepared on behalf of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, is appended hereto. 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007