Appeal No. 2002-2107 Page 2
Application No. 09/160,085
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a portable supply rack for spool-dispensed
materials useable in a variety of applications (specification, p. 1). A copy of the claims
under appeal is set forth in the appendix to the appellant's brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Williams 1,049,021 Dec. 31, 1912
McDougall 2,074,411 Mar. 23, 1937
Marshall, Jr. 4,074,872 Feb. 21, 1978
Carter Des. 293,182 Dec. 15, 1987
Domingo 4,834,331 May 30, 1989
Peterson 4,869,344 Sep. 26, 1989
Claims 1 to 6, 12, 13 and 27 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Williams in view of Domingo and Peterson.
Claims 7 and 9 to 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Williams in view of Domingo and Peterson as applied to claim 1
above, and further in view of McDougall or Carter.
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