Appeal No. 2004-1541
Application No. 10/003,785
peripheral surface having said thickness of said wall, said
fastener assembly comprising:
a) an anchor plate means for attachment to said wall and having
a predetermined length, a predetermined width and a predetermined
thickness and defining at least a flat front surface, said anchor
plate means adapted to be inserted through said opening in said
wall and for its flat front surface to be positioned flatly
against the rear surface of said wall;
b) An [sic; an] insert means for connecting to said anchor
plate means and for fitting closely within said opening and into
engagement against said interior peripheral surface of said
opening, said insert means defining a center and having a
predetermined size and a predetermined configuration that are the
same as that of said opening and defining a flat front surface
and a flat rear surface; and
c) means for connecting together said anchor plate means and
said insert means and adapted to urge said anchor plate means and
its flat front surface toward and against the flat rear surface
of said insert means and also flatly against said rear surface of
said wall;
d) said anchor plate means extending along its said
predetermined length a predetermined distance from said center of
said insert means and from one side of said insert means and also
at a predetermined distance from said center of said insert means
and from the other side of said insert means and being adapted to
be attached to said wall by at least one fastener structure
extending through the wall and into said anchor plate means at
any location spaced from said insert means along said
predetermined length of said anchor plate means.
Reference
The reference relied on by Examiner is as follows:
McSherry et al. 5,236,293 Aug. 17, 1993
(McSherry)
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