1The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding
precedent of the Board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
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte RONALD R. WOLLER
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Appeal No. 2006-0903
Application 10/426,550
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ON BRIEF
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Before OWENS, CRAWFORD and FETTING, Administrative Patent Judges.
OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal is from a rejection of claims 1-19, which are all of the pending claims.
THE INVENTION
The appellant claims a modular ladder for climbing trees or poles. Claim 1 is
illustrative:
A modular ladder for mounting to a tree or pole, comprising:
a plurality of separate sections adapted to be mounted to the tree or pole,
each of the plurality of separate sections including a first step, a second step, a frame
extending between the first and second steps and spacing the first and
second steps apart from on another, and a flexible mounting element for securing the frame
to the tree or pole, and wherein the steps project radially outwardly from the tree or pole
when mounted thereto.
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