Appeal No. 2004-2214
Application No. 10/068,983 Page 9
substantially parallel to a wall plane in which the rack is at
least partially recessed.
Coglin shows a prior art partially recessed storage cabinet
(rack) for storing household items thereon. In addition, Borgen
evidences that it was known prior to the time of the present
invention to store bottles on a rack or shelf in vertical or
horizontal positions. Moreover, appellant acknowledges at page 1
of the specification that it was well known to store a bottle of
wine on the side thereof to keep the cork in contact with the
wine. Based on those facts, it would have been obvious to one of
ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention to use a
recessed cabinet, such as disclosed by Coglin for storing a
bottle on the side thereof in a position as called for in
representative claim 28. This is especially so because Coglin
(column 2, lines 27-31) teaches that the recessed cabinet can be
located in a kitchen, garage, dining room, etc. for storing
household items. That disclosure coupled with the known storing
of sealed bottles on the side thereof would have reasonably
suggested the claim 28 bottle storage method to one of ordinary
skill in the art with a reasonable expectation of success in so
doing.
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