Appeal No. 2003-1653
Application No. 09/828,102
therein which indicates, expressly or inherently, that the frame
32 having wheels 18 loses contact with the ramp 14 prior to
pivoting of the ramp 14 and support arm 16 from the support
position to the rest position, that the trailer hitch 22 is ever
in contact with the ramp 14, that the frame 32 and/or trailer
hitch 22 rest upon the vehicle hitch prior to the pivoting of the
ramp 14 and support arm 16 from the support position to the rest
position, that the frame 32 ever rests on the vehicle hitch, that
the frame 32 rests upon the ball component 30 of the vehicle
hitch prior to the pivoting of the ramp 14 and support arm 16
from the support position to the rest position, that the frame 32
ever rests upon the ball component 30 of the vehicle hitch, that
the trailer hitch 22 rests upon the ball component 30 prior to
pivoting of the ramp 14 and support arm 16 from the support
position to the rest position, or that pivoting the support arm
16 from the rest position to the support position causes it to
contact the ramp 14 and move it from the rest position to the
support position. Thus, the disclosure of the application as
originally filed would not reasonably convey to the artisan that
the appellant had possession at that time of the subject matter
now recited in independent claims 19, 25 and 32, and dependent
claims 20 through 24, 26 through 31, 33 and 34.
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