Ex Parte Voden - Page 2



         Appeal No. 2006-1747                                                       
         Application No. 10/455,666                                                 
                                   THE INVENTION                                    
              The appellant claims a rotary game table having on opposite           
         sides thereof two of the following: a pool table, an air powered           
         hockey table, and a gaming table.  Claim 1 is illustrative:                
              1. A rotary game table comprising:                                    
                   a combination game table including a pool table                  
              disposed on one side and an air powered hockey table                  
              disposed on the other side thereof, said combination game             
              table including two end frame members and two lengthwise              
              frame members, a space being defined between said pool table          
              and said air powered hockey table, at least one air opening           
              being formed through at least one of said frame members of            
              said combination game table, said at least one air opening            
              communicating with said space;                                        
                   at least one air blower retained within said space;              
                   two side support members;                                        
                   at least one cross member being terminated by one of             
              said two side support members on each end thereof, said               
              combination game table being pivotally supported on each end          
              by one of said two side support members; and                          
                   a pair of support latches being contained in at least            
              one of said two side support members, said pair of support            
              latches preventing said combination game table from                   
              rotating.                                                             
                                   THE REJECTION                                    
              Claims 1-5, 17-23, 34 and 38 stand rejected under                     
         35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, as containing subject matter             
         which was not described in the specification in such a way as to           
         enable one of ordinary skill in the art to make and/or use the             
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