Appeal 2007-1555
Application 09/900,442
and 46 are withdrawn from consideration. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C.
§ 6(b). (2002)
SUMMARY OF DECISION
We AFFIRM.
THE INVENTION
Appellants claim a hinged exterior entryway door system comprising a door
slab, a frame and threshold which is said to interact with a rough opening to seal
the structure to the penetration of weather and rain. (Specification: 1)
Claims 1 and 40, reproduced below, are representative of the subject matter
on appeal.
1. An entryway system that can adjust a slab mounted
within a frame and maintain a sealed system to exterior
weather when closed, the entryway system comprising:
(a) the frame comprising a peripheral weather strip
positioned substantially on the entirety of both sides and
the bottom of the frame, the frame bottom additionally
comprising a threshold member joined to the frame with
an end cap corner key positioned between the frame and
the threshold member, the threshold member forming a
tank such that the threshold member can accumulate and
drain environmental water to the exterior of the frame;
and
(b) the slab including an adjustable hinge, said hinge
2
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