Appeal No. 2001-2126
Application 09/141,069
standing rejection of claims 1 through 6, 8, 11 and 14 through
22. Claims 7, 9, 12, 13 and 23, the only other claims pending
in the application, stand allowed.
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to “a combination stop and seal
member that operates to position and provide a weather seal
for a garage door or the like” (specification, page 1).
Representative claim 1 reads as follows:
1. A combination stop and seal member for a door
operatively movable between an open position and a closed
position in relation to a door frame comprising, a base for
attaching the member to the door frame, a rigid projecting arm
extending from said base in an angular relation thereto, a
stop block at a distal end of said projecting arm adapted to
engage the door when the door is in the closed position, and a
flexible member extending from said projecting arm at a
location adjacent to said stop block and adapted to sealingly
engage the door when the door is in the closed position.
THE REJECTION
Claims 1 through 6, 8, 11 and 14 through 22 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by U.S.
Patent No. 4,472,469 to Thies.
Attention is directed to the appellant’s brief (Paper No.
15) and to the examiner’s answer (Paper No. 16) for the
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