Appeal No. 2002-2154 Page 2
Application No. 09/217,496
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a small boat having sections that can be
separated and stacked to facilitate storage or transportation, including portability, of the
boat (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:
Aimonetti 2,514,303 July 4, 1950
Cook 3,381,322 May 7, 1968
Morgan 3,983,830 Oct. 5, 1976
Claims 1 to 5, 8, 13, 14 and 16 to 24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
being anticipated by Morgan.
Claims 1 to 12, 14 and 16 to 23 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Cook in view of Morgan.
Claims 15 and 24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over Morgan in view of Aimonetti.
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