Appeal No. 2003-0588
Application 09/559,921
Claim 12 on appeal reads as follows:
12. In a bale wrapping implement adapted for
being coupled in trailing relationship to a baler, said
implement including a frame having a forward end adapted
for being coupled to a baler in such a way that it can be
pivoted vertically, and a support wheel arrangement being
coupled to said main frame for supporting it on the ground,
the improvement comprising: said support wheel arrangement
including only one support wheel mounted for continuous
engagement with the ground during all conditions of
operation of said wrapping implement.
The sole prior art reference of record relied upon
by the examiner in rejecting claim 12 is:
Anderson et al. (Anderson ‘076) 6,082,076 July 4, 2000
Claim 12 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Anderson ‘076. The
examiner is of the view that the bale wrapping implement of
Anderson ‘076 is “adapted for being coupled in trailing
relationship to a baler” (final rejection, page 2) and
includes a support wheel arrangement (112) coupled to the
main frame for supporting it on the ground, and that the
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