Appeal No. 2004-1359
Application No. 09/875,831
width of the pallet’s grill structure and positioned to distribute the load along the grill
strips. (Col. 2, ll. 13-29). Frase also discloses that the pallet structure can be shipped
disassembled. (Col. 2, ll. 29-32). The Examiner found that Giasi discloses a pallet that
contains supporting means that are adhesively attached to the pallet through cutouts.
(Answer, p. 3). Giasi discloses a pallet structure that is formed from at least two strips
forming a pallet body of cardboard construction material. One of the strips of the pallet
body comprises circular cutout openings that are sized to seat the supporting posts, i.e.,
cardboard cores. (Col. 2, ll. 31-42). Giasi discloses that the supporting post are adhesively
attached to the pallet through the cutout openings. Giasi also discloses that the pallet
structure can be shipped disassembled. (Col. 3, ll. 1-23). The Examiner concluded that it
would have been obvious to use the helical turns of corrugated board supporting post
described by Frase in a pallet containing cutout openings to seat the supporting post.
(Answer, p. 3).
Appellant argues that both Frase and Giasi adhesively attach the end of the
supporting post to the pallet and not the side of the foot adjacent to the end of the
supporting post.2 (Response, p. 3).
2 Appellant’s arguments in rebuttal to the Examiner’s rejection have been presented in
the Brief, Reply Brief and the reply to an office action filed March 5, 2002.
-4-
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007