Appeal No. 2001-2112
Application No. 09/327,922
skill in the art of multiple doors on a blind, with a door at the
top or back of the waterfowl configuration as seen in Powlus, as
well as doors at the ends of the waterfowl configuration (i.e.,
at the chest region and tail area of the shell (11) of Powlus) to
provide greater access possibilities as generally suggested by
Hill.
The individual dependent claims should also again be
reviewed by the examiner for possible rejections. For example,
Powlus teaches screen portions (17, 18) in the doors (appellant's
claim 5), while Hill teaches that the door therein is spring-
loaded to a position (appellant's claim 6), and both Powlus and
Hill teach the use of a floor for the blind (appellant's claim
7). Further, the examiner should consider the patent of record
to Oasheim (U.S. Patent No. 4,829,694) for a teachings of a blind
configured as a waterfowl with retention elements proximate the
lower periphery thereof, wherein said retention elements are in
the form of loops (15, 17, 31, 32) used for securing the blind to
the ground similar to those seen at (34) of appellant's drawings
and set forth in appellant's claims 14 and 15 on appeal.
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