Appeal No. 2003-1705 Page 2
Application No. 09/904,058
BACKGROUND
Appellant's invention relates to an annular sealing ring for
positioning between a toilet bowl and floor surface. For a
further understanding of the invention, reference is made to
claim 7, which is reproduced below.
7. A generally planar annular sealing ring having
inner and outer diameters and adapted for positioning
between a toilet bowel and a floor surface on which
said toilet bowl rests, said annular sealing ring being
shaped in any effective toilet sealing ring
configuration, said annular sealing ring comprising
polyethylene foam characterized by resilience and the
ability to recover substantially its original shape and
thickness after compression loading.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Izzi, Sr. (Izzi) 4,482,161 Nov. 13, 1984
Quandt 5,988,699 Nov. 23, 1999
Claims 7-13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Izzi in view of Quandt.
We refer to the brief and reply brief and to the answer for
a complete exposition of the opposing viewpoints expressed by
appellant and the examiner concerning the issues before us on
this appeal.
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