Appeal No. 2006-1325
Application No. 10/163,610
1 The Invention
2 Appellants’ invention is a prefabricated barrier structure for
3 installation in a hotel, cruise ship, yacht, boat, airplane, bus, recreational
4 vehicle, room, resort, hospital, apartment building, mobile shelter unit or any
5 other commercial or residential structure (Specification 5). The barrier
6 structure comprises a housing, utilities preinstalled through the housing, and
7 at least one amenity, such as a stowable desk, stowable video display,
8 armoire, closet, mirror, refrigerator, sink, mini-bar, baby changing table,
9 ironing board, etc., preinstalled to the housing (Specification 3, 7).
10 Independent claims 1 and 32 are illustrative of the claimed subject matter
11 and read as follows:
12 1. A structure for installation in a hotel room,
13 resort, hospital, apartment building or residential
14 structure comprising:
15 a housing comprising a frame;
16 insulation attached to said housing;
17 a replaceable facade covering at least a
18 portion of said housing;
19 at least one utility preinstalled through said
20 housing; and
21 at least one amenity preinstalled to said
22 housing.
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24 32. A method of modifying a hotel room, resort,
25 hospital, apartment building or residential structure
26 comprising installing a prefabricated barrier
27 comprising:
28 a housing comprising a frame;
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