Appeal No. 2002-1898
Application 09/567,392
additional material holding compartments;
front shoulder straps that are anchored to the main material
holding compartment at the top of the main material holding
compartment and anchored higher than the bottom of the main
material holding compartment so as to concentrate the load of the
back pack to the thoracic spinal column;
a transverse laod carrying strap that is located over the
thoracic spinal column;
buckles attached to the straps for adjustment of the length
of each strap;
a quick release buckle attached to the transverse load
carrying strap; and
fasteners that permit opening and closing of each material
holding compartment of the back pack
whereby the entire load of the back pack is located over the
thoracic spinal column of the user.
THE PRIOR ART
The references relied on by the examiner to support the
appealed rejections are:
Thatcher 5,114,059 May 19, 1992
McAllister 5,255,833 Oct. 26, 1993
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 6 and 8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
being anticipated by Thatcher.
Claim 7 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
obvious over Thatcher in view of McAllister.
Attention is directed to the brief (Paper No. 11) and answer
(Paper No. 12) for the respective positions of the appellant and
the examiner regarding the merits of these rejections.
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