Appeal No. 2005-2398
Application No. 09/899,029
47. Wheelbarrow braking apparatus for controlling speed of a
wheelbarrow comprising a wheelbarrow having a frame, a load-
carrying box connected to the frame, first and second handlebars
connected to the frame, an axle connected to the frame and a
wheel on the axle, and further comprising a disc brake assembly
having a brake disc on the wheel and a pair of spring-loaded
brake calipers mounted outside the disc for braking the wheel, a
twist-type brake control handle mounted on one end of the first
handlebar, a brake control bar connector connected to the brake
calipers, and a control cable coupling the brake control bar
connector and the twist-type brake control handle for activating
the brake calipers and controlling movement of the wheelbarrow.
PRIOR ART
The prior art references relied upon by the examiner in
support of the Sections 102(b) and 103(a) rejection before us
are:
Krauer et al. (Krauer) 4,966,047 Oct. 30, 1990
Miyazaki et al. (Miyazaki) 6,173,799 B1 Jan. 16, 2001
(Filed Oct. 26, 1998)
REJECTIONS
The appealed claims stand rejected as follows:
1. Claims 31 through 34 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated
by the disclosure of Krauer; and
2. Claims 3 through 15, 25, 26, 28, 35, 36 and 39 through 47
under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over the combined
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