The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was
not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the
Board.
Paper No. 16
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte CATHERINE A. BRODEUR
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Appeal No. 2004-1089
Application 09/770,302
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ON BRIEF
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Before FRANKFORT, MCQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent
Judges.
MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Catherine A. Brodeur appeals from the final rejection of
claims 21 through 40, all of the claims pending in the
application.
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a collapsible cot with side walls.
Representative claim 21 reads as follows:
21. A collapsible cot with wall members, which comprises:
(a) a base frame, said base frame having an open position
for use and a collapsed position for storing and transporting,
said base frame in its open position having a footprint
sufficient to support flexible sheet material of an area
sufficient to support a reclining human at least the size of a
young child, said base frame being collapsible so as to reduce
its open position footprint to at least one half when it [sic,
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