Appeal No. 2004-1366
Serial No. 10/056,712
and propel the device as a wheelchair.
Claim 1, the sole independent claim, is reproduced below to
highlight the principal features of appellant’s invention:
1. An ambulatory device comprising a U-shaped frame having
a closed rear end, two sides, and an open front end, said U-
shaped frame having two small front wheels and two large rear
wheels attached thereto, a seat attached to the rear of the U-
shaped frame, and a support system attached to the rear end of
the U-shaped frame, which support system comprises a support
frame having a vertical section and a horizontal section, a body
halter having straps, which straps are connected by connectors to
a swivel bar, which swivel bar is connected to a support bar, and
which support bar is connected via control connectors through a
pulley system to a winch on the vertical section of the support
frame.
The prior art references relied upon by the examiner on
appeal are:
Jones 4,973,044 Nov. 27, 1990
Colpron 5,165,123 Nov. 24, 1992
Santmann 5,224,721 Jul. 6, 1993
Mah 5,333,333 Aug. 2, 1994
The following rejections are before us for review:
I. Claims 1 and 4-5 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as
being anticipated by Mah.
II. Claim 2 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 for
obviousness in view of Mah taken in combination with Jones.
III. Claim 3 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 for
obviousness in view of Mah taken in combination with Colpron.
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