Appeal No. 1999-0432
Application No. 08/331,799
BACKGROUND
The invention is directed to an equipment carrier for electric installation equipment.
Claim 1 is reproduced below.
1. An equipment carrier for electric installation equipment, the equipment
carrier comprising:
an adapter lower portion adapted to be interlockably and conductively
coupled with at least two bus bars, and
an adapter upper portion adapted to be coupled to at least one installation
equipment,
wherein the adapter lower portion and the adapter upper portion are formed
as separate components adapted to be coupled together and are adapted to be
interlockably coupled together, with the adapter lower portion of a defined
construction size also being adapted to be coupled with adapter upper portions of
differing sizes; and
wherein the adapter upper portion of the equipment carrier is adapted to be
connected with an additional adapter upper portion, not associated with the
equipment carrier, with the additional adapter upper portion adapted to be coupled
to at least one further installation equipment.
The examiner relies on the following reference:
Sharp et al. (Sharp) WO 91/01583 Feb. 7, 1991
(PCT published application)
Claims 1, 2, and 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as being anticipated by
Sharp.
Claims 4, 5, 6, 14-18, and 20-26 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Sharp.
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