Ex Parte Chubb - Page 2




             Appeal No. 2006-0978                                                              Page 2                
             Application No. 10/236,087                                                                              


                                                  BACKGROUND                                                         
                    The appellant's invention relates to a window frame for a door, a wall of a                      
             refrigerated room or cabinet or the like (present specification, page 1).  Independent                  
             claims 1 and 11 are representative of the invention and read as follows.                                
                           1. A window frame for a door comprising                                                   
                                  a glazing frame of extruded plastic elements, each                                 
                           said element having a first outwardly directed flange to abut                             
                           one side of a door, a second flange and a stepped portion                                 
                           extending therefrom; and                                                                  
                                  a panel frame of extruded plastic elements, each said                              
                           element of said panel frame having an outwardly directed                                  
                           flange to abut an opposite side of the door and being slidably                            
                           mounted on said stepped portion of a respective element of                                
                           said glazing frame in friction fit manner.                                                

                           11. A window frame for a door comprising                                                  
                                  a glazing frame consisting of extruded plastic                                     
                           elements, each said element having a first outwardly                                      
                           directed flange to abut one side of a door, a second flange                               
                           and a stepped portion extending therefrom;                                                
                                  a panel frame of consisting of extruded plastic                                    
                           elements, each said element of said panel frame having an                                 
                           outwardly directed flange to abut an opposite side of the                                 
                           door and being slidably mounted on said stepped portion of                                
                           a respective element of said glazing frame in friction fit                                
                           manner;                                                                                   
                                  a window frame abutted against said second flange of                               
                           each respective element of said glazing frame; and                                        
                                  a plurality of plastic glazing beads, each said bead                               
                           being removably mounted in a respective extruded element                                  
                           of said glazing frame for holding said window frame between                               
                           said second flange of each extruded element of said glazing                               
                           frame and said bead.                                                                      








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