Appeal No. 2003-1176
Application No. 09/074,288
through 33, the only other pending claims, stand withdrawn from
further consideration pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.142(b) (1959).
The subject matter on appeal relates to an integrated trim
member for a vehicle (e.g., an automotive vehicle fiber-
reinforced interior trim). (Specification, page 1, lines 4-5.)
Further details of this appealed subject matter are recited in
representative claims 1 and 2 reproduced below:
1. An integrated interior trim member for a
vehicle comprising:
a porous substrate;
an upholstery skin material, said upholstery skin
material being substantially coextensive with said
substrate; and
a molded foam material extending between said
upholstery skin material and said substrate, said
molded foam material bonding said skin material to
said porous substrate, whereby said porous substrate
is held to a backside of the trim member that is
opposite of the upholstery skin material.
2. The interior trim piece as defined in Claim
1, wherein said substrate comprises a porous fiberous
[sic] material having openings therein, where and
[sic] said moldable foam material penetrates said
openings and bonds to said porous material through
said openings.
The examiner relies on the following prior art references
as evidence of unpatentability:
Rohrlach et al. 5,082,609 Jan. 21, 1992
(Rohrlach)
advisory action mailed Aug. 29, 2002 (paper 30) that the
amendment will be entered for purposes of this appeal.
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