The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte PAUL T. PILLART __________ Appeal No. 2005-0583 Application No. 10/116,494 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before GARRIS, OWENS, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judges. GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal which involves claims 1, 2, 4, 5 and 14. The subject matter on appeal relates to a swimming pool debris trap having an externally actuatable venting mechanism for reducing pressure or vacuum in the trap. A reproduction of the appealed claims is set forth below: 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007