Appeal No. 2003-1327
Application 09/375,713
maintenance operations on an object held by the device in an
elevated position above a floor and, more particularly, to a
mobile self-supporting stand and work-holding device that can be
quickly and easily moved between storage and work locations yet
remain stable and secure during the above-noted maintenance
operations. At page 1, lines 20-25, while recognizing the
desirable aspects of having a stand of the type noted above which
is highly mobile, appellants indicate that it is “imperative”
that such stands be extremely sturdy and stable, “i.e.,
‘immobile’ during the time that the holding equipment on the
stand is actually in use.” Independent claim 1 is representative
of the subject matter on appeal and a copy of that claim may be
found in Appendix 1 of appellants’ brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Donovan 3,501,037 Mar. 17, 1970
Rolnicki et al. (Rolnicki) 5,378,103 Jan. 3, 1995
Amstutz 5,967,493 Oct. 19, 1999
Claims 1, 2 and 6 through 8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Donovan in view of Amstutz.
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