Appeal No. 2000-1487 Page 6
Application No. 08/786,373
an illuminated sign housing assembly particularly for a school bus; Chudzik discloses a
removable auxiliary taillight assembly for use on trailers or on vehicles equipped with racks
or carriers for various objects, such as bicycles, skis, etc. which can obstruct the taillights
of the vehicle; and Rubin discloses an illuminated vehicle sign adapted for mounting on the
sides of a vehicle, such as a panel truck or a truck trailer. None of Lamparter, Chudzik and
Rubin provides any teaching or suggestion to provide an illuminated sign or lights on a
trailer in the particular location called for in claim 1. Accordingly, we shall not sustain the
examiner’s rejections of claim 3 as being unpatentable over Koch in view of Barry and
Lamparter, claim 4 as being unpatentable over Koch in view of Barry and Chudzik, claim 5
as being unpatentable over Koch in view of Barry and Godbersen and claim 10 as being
unpatentable over Koch in view of Barry and Rubin.
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