Appeal 2006-2206
Application 10/743,380
wherein the frame has one or more support portions and one or
both of the support portions are embedded in a bed underlying the
water as part of the insertion step.
7. A screening device for determining fishing conditions
comprising:
a) a frame having a pair of side rails and at least two cross
members, the cross members interconnecting the pair of side rails, the
side rails include at least one handle portion and one support portion;
b) a flexible screen having opposing ends and opposing sides,
each opposing side aligned and attached to a respective side rail, at
least one opposing end being a free end and extending between the
pair of side rails, the flexible screen having a width such that the free
end is curved in shape during use.
8. The screening device of claim 7, wherein each cross member
further comprises:
a pair of cross member segments, each segment pivotally
attached to a side rail at one end, other ends of each segment pivotally
attached together so that the cross member segments and side rails can
fold up.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art references as evidence
of unpatentability:
Crane US 1,036,574 Aug. 27, 1912
Flynn US 5,722,196 Mar. 3, 1998
The rejections as presented by the Examiner are as follows:
1. Claims 1, 2, 4, 7, 9, and 10 are rejected under § 102(b) as being
unpatentable over Flynn.
2. Claims 5 and 6 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Flynn.
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