Appeal Number: 2006-0923
Application Number: 10/622,157
12. A mobile animal hospital comprising:
a trailer having a frame and at least one set of
wheels;
a squeeze chute mounted on the trailer, and wherein
the squeeze chute remains stationary in a horizontal plane
with respect to the set of wheels; and
wherein the at least one set of wheels is adapted to
raise relative to the frame of the trailer such that at
least a portion of the frame of the trailer rests at ground
level when treating animals.
33. A structure comprising:
a trailer having tongue, a frame, and at least one set
of wheels; and
a squeeze chute coupled to the frame of the trailer,
and wherein the position of the squeeze chute relative to
the tongue is the same for both treating animals using the
squeeze chute and relocation of the trailer;
wherein the at least one set of wheels is adapted to
raise relative to the frame of the trailer such that at
least a portion of the frame of the trailer rests at ground
level when treating animals.
THE REFERENCES
Lerma et al. (Lerma) 4,842,316 Jun. 27, 1989
Mollhagen RE 33,959 Jun. 16, 1992
THE REJECTIONS
The claims stand rejected as follows: claims 12-17, 33
and 34 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by Mollhagen, and
claim 32 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious over Mollhagen in view
of Lerma.
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