Appeal 2006-2796
Application 09/230,439
1 there is no disclosure of a horizontal fastening member projecting from a rearward
2 facing surface of a working member (the Naka ‘797 edge base cushion) and a
3 vertical fastening member projecting from a downwardly facing surface of the
4 working member (Br. 20-21). Claim 18 requires “a horizontal fastening member
5 projecting from a rearward facing surface of the working member” and “a vertical
6 fastening member projecting from a downward facing surface of the working
7 member”. In the embodiment shown in the Naka ‘797 figure 2, the edge base (11)
8 (which corresponds to the Appellant’s horizontal fastening member) projects from
9 a rearward facing surface of the edge base cushion (12) (which corresponds to the
10 Appellant’s working member), and the riser cover (16) projects from a downward
11 facing surface of the edge base cushion. In the embodiment shown in the
12 Naka ‘797 figure 6, the edge base (81) (which corresponds to the Appellant’s
13 horizontal fastening member) projects from a rearward facing surface of the edge
14 base cushion (12) (which corresponds to the Appellant’s working member), and
15 the riser cover (16) projects from a downward facing surface of the edge base
16 cushion.
17 The Appellant argues that the Naka ‘797 edge base and riser cover are not
18 integrally formed with the edge base cushion (Br. 20). The Naka ‘797 riser
19 cover 16 is integrally formed with edge base 11, and edge base 11 is integrally
20 formed with edge base cushion 12 (col. 2, ll. 16-17, 25-27). Edge base 81 has the
21 structure of edge base 11 except for the omission of a positioning groove (13)
22 (col. 5, ll. 37-39). Hence, edge base 81 also is integrally formed with the edge base
23 cushion.
24 The Appellant argues that none of the applied references discloses the
25 recited relationship between modulus of elasticity E and thickness H (Reply Br. 6).
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