Appeal No. 2004-1089
Application No. 09/770,302
Claims 33 and 34 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Hagelfeldt in view of Metzler and
Bertram.
Attention is directed to the brief (Paper No. 11) and to the
final rejection and answer (Paper Nos. 9 and 12) for the
respective positions of the appellant and the examiner regarding
the merits of these rejections.
DISCUSSION
I. The 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) rejection of claims 21 through 28 as
being unpatentable over Hagelfeldt in view of Bertram
Hagelfeldt discloses a collapsible baby crib comprising a
rectangular frame 10 made of metal tubes and consisting of two
equal portions 11 and 12 joined by hinges 13, four legs 17, 18,
19 and 20 pivotally connected to the frame at its corners, cross
bars 21 and 22 respectively joining the pairs of legs at each end
of the frame, a rectangular fabric support cover 30 fastened to
the frame, fabric side walls 40 extending above the frame, and a
plurality of rigid bars 29 and 29' secured to the side wall
fabric and removably received within holes 28 and 28' in the
frame. The pivotal connection of the legs to the frame allows
the legs to be rotated between an operative position (see Figure
3) and a storage/transport position (see Figure 4). Also of note
is that the lower edges of the side wall fabric include
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