Appeal No. 1999-1753
Application No. 08/515,815
reference additionally cited against claim 24, but find
nothing therein that makes up for the deficiencies of Stedman
and Holtom noted above. Hence, the standing § 103 rejection
of these dependent claims also cannot be sustained.
Remand
Pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.196(a) and MPEP § 1211, this
application is remanded to the examiner for consideration of
the follow matter.
The appealed claims are directed to a side loading refuse
vehicle having, inter alia, a mechanized swivel mount
mechanism fixed adjacent one side of a charging hopper adapted
for angular displacement in a horizontal plane, a mechanized
articulated arm attached at one end to the swivel mount, and a
mechanized grabber means connected to a free end of the
articulated arm for grasping, lifting, tipping and releasing a
container. Holtom discloses a side loading refuse vehicle
having an articulated arm assembly 13, and a mechanized
grabber means 18 connected to a free end of the articulated
arm for grasping, lifting, tipping and releasing a container.
US Patent 5,330,308 to Armando, of record, discloses a side
loading refuse vehicle having an articulated arm mounted for
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