Appeal 2007-0870
Reissue Application 09/902,904
Patent 6,038,784
support members disclosed by Folini with the rack of Slipp for the purpose
of providing support for the ring portion of the baby bottle (Answer, 10).
Accordingly, on the record before us, we sustain the Examiner's
rejection of claim 11 under § 103(a) as obvious over Slipp and Folini.
3. Are claims 12-17, 27, and 28 unpatentable under § 103 over
Slipp in view of Folini, further in view of Chang?
a. claims 12-17
Claim 12 further limits the apparatus of claim 11 by requiring "said
ring support members to include a stop member for supporting a ring
member above and out of contact from said upper face tray." Claim 13
further limits the apparatus of claim 11 by reciting that "said ring support
members are mounted to said tray in such a manner as to be movable
between a first storage position, wherein said entire ring support member is
positioned adjacent to said upper face for storage and packaging of said
apparatus, and a second, operative position, wherein said ring support
member is positioned at a large angle with respect to said upper face."
Claim 14 requires the apparatus of claim 13 to have "said ring support
members . . . mounted to said tray in such a manner as to be movable only
about a single axis of rotation." Claim 15 adds a "means for imparting
lateral stability to said ring support members, further deterring any motion
other than about said single axis of rotation" to the apparatus of claim 14.
Claim 16 further defines the means for imparting lateral stability of claim 15
to one comprising "at least one axle joining adjacent ring support members
together for a common, ganged movement about a common axis of
rotation.” Claim 17 adds a "location means for locking said axle in a
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