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         Appeal No. 2006-0790                                                       
         Reexamination Control No. 90/005,117                                       

         embodiment, the treadmill comprises a specified support                    
         structure, tread base, handle means, roller means, and means for           
         stably retaining the tread base in a second (or storage)                   
         position, wherein the treadmill is configured to have a center             
      5  of gravity positioned relative to the roller means and handle              
         means to facilitate rotation of the treadmill about the roller             
         means upon application of a rotational force by a user to the              
         handle means.  (Claim 13.)                                                 

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                                   The References                                   
              The examiner relies on the following prior art documents as           
         evidence of unpatentability:                                               
         Day     931,394   Aug. 17, 1909                                            
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         Teague, Jr.   4,370,766   Feb.  1, 1983                                    
              (Teague)                                                              
         Dalebout et al.  4,913,396   Apr.  3, 1990                                 
     20       (Dalebout)                                                            
         Damark International, Inc.: The Great Deal Company! 6 (Nov. 17,            
         1994)(Damark).                                                             
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                             The Examiner’s Rejections                              
              The appealed claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)           
         as follows:                                                                

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