Appeal No. 2000-1302 Page 2
Application No. 08/766,057
The examiner relied upon the following prior art
references in rejecting the appealed claims:
Ericson 3,259,673 Jul. 05,
1966
Hoskinson 3,616,171 Oct.
26,
1971
Appellant’s admitted prior art on page 1 (second paragraph)
and page 2 (third paragraph) of the specification.
Claims 12-14 and 19 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103(a) as being unpatentable over appellant’s admitted prior
art (i.e., the construction of existing school bus seats) in
view of Hoskinson and Ericson.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced
by the examiner and the appellant regarding the above-noted
rejection, we make reference to the answer (Paper No. 18) for
the examiner's complete reasoning in support of the rejection
and to the brief and reply brief (Paper Nos. 17 and 19) for
the appellant’s arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given
careful consideration to the appellant's specification and
claims, to the applied prior art references, and to the
respective positions articulated by the appellant and the
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