Appeal No. 2001-1637
Application No. 08/800,052
62, a plurality of clips 64, a plurality of shelf pins 66, a
strike plate 68 and magnetic push latch 70" (column 3, lines
29 through 32). The back panel 58 may have one or more
openings 78 permitting access to the interior of the cabinet.
In terms of size, the bottom panel 50 is 20 x 15 7/8 inches,
the top panel 52 is 25 3/4 x 18 inches, and the left and right
panels 54, 56 are 41 1/4 inches x 15 7/8 inches (see column 3,
lines 41 through 45).
Independent claim 1 recites a “play table and merchandise
display center,” independent claim 10 recites a “play table”
and independent claim 15 recites a “storage and merchandise
display center.” Reading the “front wall” limitations in
these claims on Myslinski’s back panel 58 (see pages 2 and 5
in the final rejection), the examiner concedes that Myslinski
does not respond to the limitations in claims 1, 10 and 15
requiring a rear wall, or to the additional limitations in
claim 10 requiring a top which includes a studded play surface
accommodating associated toy elements for interlocking
engagement. Under an alternative interpretation (see page 9
in the final rejection), the examiner reads the front and rear
wall limitations in claim 10 on Myslinski’s glass door 62 and
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