Appeal No. 2004-0697
Application No. 09/950,535
and an inoperative position” (specification, page 1).
Representative claim 12 reads as follows:
12. The combination of a pivotal handle and a wheeled food
service table comprising:
a table having a top surface, an underside, and a plurality
of wheels attached to said underside of said table;
a handle;
means for pivotably attaching said handle to said table,
said means for attaching being secured to said table adjacent an
edge thereof and said means for attaching allowing said handle to
rotate more than 180° from an operative position above said top
surface of said table to an inoperative position adjacent said
underside of said table;
a spring clip located on said underside of said table away
from said means for attaching, said clip adapted to secure said
handle to said underside of said table in said inoperative
position; and
means for releasably locking said handle in said operative
position.
THE PRIOR ART
The references relied on by the examiner to support the
final rejection are:
Griffith 2,571,442 Oct. 16, 1951
Messier 2,603,500 Jul. 15, 1952
Smith 4,856,810 Aug. 15, 1989
THE REJECTIONS
Claim 12 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Messier in view of Smith.
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