Ex Parte Reithmeyer et al - Page 6



            Appeal 2007-1555                                                                                 
            Application 09/900,442                                                                           
                   Headrick is silent with respect to the frame comprising a peripheral weather              
            strip positioned substantially on the entirety of both sides and the bottom of the               
            frame.                                                                                           

                   Fehr discloses a frame read as the profile shown in Fig. 1 comprised of                   
            members 15, 16, 17, and 19 (Fehr col. 8, ll. 9-11) and further comprises a                       
            peripheral weather strip 5 positioned substantially on the entirety of both sides 17,            
            19 and the bottom of the frame (Fehr col. 7, ll. 33-35, Fig. 2).                                 

                   Fehr, Headrick, Snyder, and Hellstrom all disclose a slab/door mounted to a               
            frame using a hinge connection. (Headrick col. 6, ll. 30-32); (Fehr col. 9, ll. 37-38);          
            (Snyder col. 1, ll. 9-13); (Hellstrom col. 1, ll. 4-5).                                          

                   Fehr discloses a tank 15e in the threshold member 15 such that the threshold              
            member can accumulate and drain environmental water to the exterior of the frame                 
            via openings P1-P5 without need of channels formed in an end cap corner key                      
            (Fehr col. 8, ll. 31-46) .                                                                       

                   Hellstrom discloses a vertically adjustable hinge as part of a slab/door                  
            assembly (Hellstrom, col. 2, ll. 25-30).                                                         

                   Snyder discloses a two knuckled, horizontally adjustable mortised hinge as                
            part of a slab/door assembly (Snyder, col. 2, ll. 54-60, col. 3, ll. 53-61).                     

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