Appeal No. 2000-2168
Application 09/130,383
a panel having a longitudinal dimension substantially co-
extensive with the near boundary dimension of the sink, a
longitudinally extending, horizontal upper margin to overlay the
lip and disposed at an acute angle relative to the panel and a
trough at the lower margin to, when the panel is attached to the
lip to direct the panel rearwardly to locate the trough adjacent
the cabinet faces; and
means for temporarily securing the panel to dispose the
upper margin co-extensive and proximate the sink near boundary to
position the panel over the cabinetry faces.
The following references are relied on by the examiner:
Gray 1,234,658 July 24, 1917
Piper 1,857,328 May 10, 1932
Laird 4,620,332 Nov. 4, 1986
Carroll 5,381,564 Jan. 17, 1995
Independent claims 1 and 3 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as being anticipated by Piper or Carroll or Gray. Claim
2 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As evidence of
obviousness, the examiner relies upon Carroll in view of Laird
for one rejection, with an additional rejection based upon Gray
in view of Carroll, further in view of Laird.
Rather than repeat the positions of the appellant and the
examiner, reference is made to the brief and the answer for the
respective details thereof.
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