Appeal 2007-0270
Application 10/434,712
1 1. Modular cervical support and redefinition structure
2 comprising
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4 a collar having a central cervical region, and possessing
5 opposite-side inside and outside surfaces and upper and lower
6 edges, removeably wrapable about a user's neck with said
7 inside surface disposed directly adjacent the neck, said central
8 cervical region disposed against the cervix, and said outside
9 surface facing substantially 180° rearwardly away from the
10 neck, and
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12 pillow structure removeably attachable to said outside
13 surface of said collar at the location of said central cervical
14 region, and substantially vertically centrally between said upper
15 and lower edges, to coact with the collar, outwardly and
16 rearwardly thereof, in the furnishing of cervical support for the
17 user with such coaction taking place along a line-of-action
18 which extends from the pillow structure, through said collar's
19 opposite-side inside and outside surfaces, and through the
20 central cervical region of the collar to the user's cervix, and
21 with this line-of-action lying in a plane which, with said support
22 and redefinition structure in use by a user, intersects said collar,
23 said pillow structure, and the user's neck and cervix, at a
24 location which is generally vertically centered on the user's
25 cervix.
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27 The Examiner rejected claims 1- 5 and 7 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
28 being anticipated by Flinsch.
29 The prior art relied upon by the Examiner in rejecting the claims on
30 appeal is:
31 Flinsch US 673,872 May 14, 1901
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33 Appellant contends, inter alia, that the Examiner has misinterpreted
34 the phrase "vertically centered" by treating these terms as separate and non-
35 interdependent concepts (Reply Br. 2). It is argued that the phrase
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