Appeal 2006-1417
Application 09/326,405
a removable screen without a substantially rigid peripheral
frame removably connected to said fixed frame with hook and loop
fasteners, said removable screen mounted between said fixed frame and said
moving sash.
The Examiner relies upon the following references as evidence of
obviousness:
Kehne US 2,713,896 Jul. 26, 1955
Lazarek US 3,753,458 Aug. 21, 1973
Jones US 5,365,707 Nov. 22, 1994
Appellant’s claimed invention is directed to an operable window
system comprising a fixed frame, a moving sash connected to the frame and
operable to swing from an open position to a closed position, and a
removable screen that is mounted between the fixed frame and the moving
sash. The screen is without a substantially rigid peripheral frame and is
connected to the fixed frame with hook and loop fasteners.
Appealed claims 11-13, 15-18, 20-23, 25-28, and 30-33 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Kehne in view of Lazarek.
Claims 14, 19, 24, and 29 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over the stated combination of references further in view of
Jones.
Appellant provides separate arguments for claims 20 and 25, as a
group. Accordingly, claims 11-13, 15-18, 21-23, 26-28, and 30-33 stand or
fall together as a group, as do separately rejected claims 14, 19, 24, and 29.
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