Appeal No. 2006-0903
Application 10/426,550
Rejection of claim 11 under 35 U.S.C. § 103
over Morris in view of Grimes
Claim 11 requires that “the frame includes at least one loop
securely mounted thereto for attaching the flexible mounting
element.
Grimes discloses a tree climbing ladder having, affixed to
longitudinal members (12, 14), eyelets (44) for attaching a flexible
device such as a rope, cable or chain to the ladder to hold it
against a tree (col. 4, lines 47-56).
The appellant argues: “Grimes merely shows a loop of rope
attached at either a hook or an eyelet; Grimes does not disclose,
teach, or suggest a loop securely mounted thereto” (brief, pages 10-
11). Grimes’ eyelet (44) is a loop, and is mounted to the ladder’s
frame (col. 4, lines 47-55; figure 2). Grimes’ disclosure that the
eyelet is for tightly holding the ladder to a tree, see id., at
least would have fairly suggested, to one of ordinary skill in the
art, mounting the eyelet to the frame securely so that the ladder
does not come loose from the tree.
Accordingly, we affirm the rejection of claim 11 under
35 U.S.C. § 103 over Morris in view of Grimes.
Rejection of claim 11 under 35 U.S.C. § 103
over Jenkins, Jr. in view of Dech
Dech discloses a ladder (86) having at least one vertically
extending bar (88) with eyelets to which a strap (182) is removably
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