Appeal No. 2004-2214
Application No. 10/068,983 Page 2
BACKGROUND
Appellant's invention relates to a bottle storage rack and a
method of storage. An understanding of the invention can be
derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1, which is reproduced
below.
1. A storage space comprising:
a wine rack configured to be at least partially
recessed in a wall and including a wine cradle
configured to store a wine bottle with a stopper in
contact with a stored wine.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Coglin 5,707,125 Jan. 13, 1998
Borgen 6,361,129 Mar. 26, 2002
(filed May 19, 2000)
Claims 1-7, 9, 16, 20-23, 25, 26, 31 and 32 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Coglin. Claims
8, 14, 15 and 28-30 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Coglin in view of Borgen.
We refer to the brief and reply brief and to the answer for
a complete exposition of the opposing viewpoints expressed by
appellant and the examiner concerning the issues before us on
this appeal.
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