Appeal No. 2004-2335 Page 3
Application No. 09/867,495
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Thurston 1,195,874 Aug. 22, 1916
De Witt 2,931,084 April 5, 1960
Vasilopoulos 5,722,125 March 3, 1998
Claim 5 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Vasilopoulos in view of Thurston.
Claim 4 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Vasilopoulos in view of Thurston and De Witt.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellant regarding the above-noted rejections, we make reference to the answer
(mailed April 8, 2003) for the examiner's complete reasoning in support of the rejections,
and to the brief (filed January 30, 2003) for the appellant's arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given careful consideration to
the appellant's specification and claims, to the applied prior art references, and to the
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