Appeal No. 1999-0112 Page 7
Application No. 08/693,614
holes in the opposing lateral edges". Claim 5 concludes with
the limitation that
said rectangular film portion is positioned
securely in the slide mount when said cover is
closed over said rectangular film portion having
a convex portion causing said rectangular film
to be extended forcing the open engaging holes
against said four positioning pins and causing
the photographed screen to be centered therein.
Claim 9, the only other independent claim, recites a method of
mounting a slide film comprising
cutting the slide film having gap portions
and a plurality of holes in both side portions
such that the holes are cut nearly into one-half
forming open engaging hole portions; [and]
inserting the slide film into a slide mount
having positioning pins studded at four corners
such that the open engaging hole portions are
positioned to come into engagement with the
positioning pins; and closing a cover contacting
a convex portion of the slide film causing the
slide film to be extended and forcing the open
engaging holes into contact with the positioning
pins studded at four corners....
The examiner determined that Roehrl's film "does not have
open engaging holes" and that "[i]t would have been obvious to
one having ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention
was made to utilize the slide mount taught by Roehrl to
display the film taught by Staehle as an alternate film
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