Appeal No. 2004-1302
Application No. 09/789,757
arrangement like that disclosed in Wynalda in the recessed cavity
or well 22 of Blanco for holding CDs. Further, the above noted
advantages of providing for interchangeably mountable hub
configurations as set forth by Wynalda at column 4, lines 51-65,
would provide ample suggestion to one of ordinary skill in the
art for providing a similar hub construction in Blanco as
proposed by the examiner. The resulting modification of Blanco
would result in a CD holder that includes an interchangeable hub
that is a separate insert attachable to a boss in the well, as
called for in claim 1.
In light of the foregoing, we shall sustain the rejection of
claim 1 as being unpatentable over Blanco in view of Wynalda.
Claim 2 is unpatentable over the applied references because
Blanco’s finger notch 50 satisfies the claimed at least one
groove limitation. Claim 3 is unpatentable over the applied
references because Blanco states that the holding trays are
relatively rigid (column 3, line 55). Claims 4, 5 and 18 are
unpatentable over the applied references because the Figures
3 and 6 hub variation of Wynalda comprises resiliently
deflectable segments 228 (column 4, line 8) for retaining a CD.
Claim 12 is unpatentable over the applied references because
Blanco’s cover 12 comprises a single sheet having multiple
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