Appeal 2007-2844
Application 09/829,032
1. Support apparatus comprising:
a sign having a hollow, elongated post with a rectangular
cross section and a plurality of spaced-apart through-holes; and
a base comprising
a hollow fillable body having a bottom portion adapted to
rest on a ground surface and a top portion transitioning into a
collar immediately above the fillable body,
the collar including a rectangular bore dimensioned to
receive the cross section of the post and at least one aperture
configured to align with one of the spaced-apart through-holes
of the post when it is received into the collar, and
a fastener received by the aperture and through holes to
hold the sign in an aligned, upright position.
The Examiner relies upon the following references:
Wilson US 4,145,044 Mar. 20, 1979
Brault US 5,220,740 Jun. 22, 1993
Ferrari US 5,833,556 Nov. 10, 1998
Cragg US 6,348,028 B1 Feb. 19, 2002
We affirm.
DISCUSSION
The Examiner has set forth three grounds of rejection over all of the
claims:
1) Claims 1 and 5-91 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
obvious over the combination of Brault and Ferrari (Answer 4);
2) Claims 1 and 5-9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
obvious over the combination of Brault and Wilson (id. at 5); and
1 The Answer rejects claims 1 and 5-10 (id. at 4-6), but claim 10 was
canceled (Br. 2, n. 1).
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