Appeal No. 2004-1334
Application 09/526,457
said means for supplying electricity to said self contained room are positioned within said
space,
means for protecting said means for supplying electricity to said self contained room,
said means for protecting said means for supplying electricity being positioned within
said space, and
wherein said means for protecting said means for supplying electricity is a gel.
15. A fire safety unit comprising:
a modular, self contained room,
said self contained room having a floor, walls and a top,
means for supplying electricity to said self contained room, and
means for supplying air to said self contained room, and
wherein one of said walls has means for allowing ingress and egress to said self
contained room, and
wherein said walls have an inner portion and an outer portion,
said inner and outer portions are separated by a space,
said means for supplying electricity to said self contained room are positioned within said
space,
means for protecting said means for supplying electricity to said self contained room,
said means for protecting said means for supplying electricity being positioned within
said space, and
wherein at least an exterior surface of said walls is covered with a means for sealing said
means for allowing ingress and egress to said self contained room.
The appealed claims, as represented by the above claims, are drawn to a fire safety unit
comprising at least a modular, self contained room and the further components thereof as
specified in the claims.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Mallow 4,424,867 Jan. 10, 1984
Fortune 5,111,626 May 12, 1992
Ellis 5,130,184 Jul. 14, 1992
The examiner has rejected appealed claims 3, 6, 8, 11, 12 and 14 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Fortune in view of Mallow (Paper No. 10, pages 2-3), and
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