Appeal No. 2000-1592
Application 08/661,220
of the telephone having three correspondingly placed
counterparts, which are fixed to the support points so that
lateral movement or overturning of the telephone is prevented
when the telephone is placed against the bottom, wherein the
support points are projections or cavities and correspondingly
the counterparts are mating cavities or projections.
The following references are relied on by the examiner:
Hellier et al. (Hellier) Des. 361,069 Aug. 8, 1995
(filing date June 21, 1994)
Léman et al. (Léman) 5,229,701 July 20, 1993
Hashimoto et al. (Hashimoto)
(Japanese) 1 2367531 Sep. 21, 1989
All claims on appeal, claims 1 and 3-27, stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103. In an initial rejection, the examiner
considers that claims 1, 3-9, 16-20, 22, 23, 25, and 27 would
have been obvious in view of Léman alone, with the addition of
Hashimoto as to claims 10 and 13, and with the separate addition
of Hellier to Léman as to claims 11, 12, 14, 15, 21, 24, and 26.
Rather than repeat the positions of the appellant and the
examiner, reference is made to the briefs, the final rejection
and the answer for the respective details thereof.
1 Our understanding of this reference is based upon a
translation provided by the Scientific and Technical Information
Center of the Patent and Trademark Office. A copy of the
translation is enclosed with this decision.
2
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