Appeal 2006-3240
Application 10/316,436
BACKGROUND
The appellants’ invention relates to a cable support system. Claim 18,
reproduced below, is representative of the subject matter on appeal. A copy of all
of the claims can be found in the appendix to the appellants’ brief.
18. A cable support system comprising:
a hanger plate securable to a structure;
a first cable support member directly attachable to the hanger plate;
and
a chaining plate attachable to the hanger plate without removing the
first cable support member from the hanger plate, the chaining plate
accommodating a plurality of cable support members.
The examiner relies upon the following as evidence of unpatentability:
Russell 806,192 Dec. 05, 1905
Rinderer 5,961,081 Oct. 05, 1999
Meyer 6,565,048 May 20, 2003
The following rejections are before us for review.
1. Claims 1-5, 7-9, 11, 12, 14-26, 28, 30-32, 34-37, 39-42, 46, and 47 stand
rejected under 35 USC § 103(a) as unpatentable over Meyer in view of
Russell.
2. Claims 6, 10, 27, 29, and 33 stand rejected under 35 USC § 103(a) as
unpatentable over Meyer in view of Russell and further in view of Rinderer.
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