Appeal 2007-2577
Application 90/006,344
Tsui discloses a "joy light" structure, which appears to be a main
conductor to which string lights are connected through sockets on the main
conductor.45 The examiner relies on Sketch-4, based on Tsui FIG. 2, to
explain the relevance
of Tsui to the
invention in claim 9.
Sketch-4 (left) shows
detail from Tsui's
invention in which a
female connector 22
on the main conductor
aligns with a male
conductor 31 on a
string-light strand.
Note the waterproofing gasket 323 in the male connector 31.46 As before, a
table succinctly summarizes the examiner's application of Tsui to the
invention of claim 9.
Structure Tsui
a first connecting member 31
a second connecting member 22
a tubular shelter frame 715
—outer threads 725
a sleeve locker 701
— inwardly projecting end shoulder 710
45 Tsui 1:40-44. Christmas tree lights are an example of string lights. Tsui
1:8-12.
46 See also Tsui 1:54-56 (describing the gasket as a "water-proof rubber ring
to avoid moisture permeation and thus [permitting] indoor and outdoor
application").
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