Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Claim 1 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Le Tinnier (8641116) in view of Browne et al. (7631915) and further in view of Tiramani (6502677).
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Le Tinnier teaches a structure for quickly assembling a handle of a draw-bar case, a plurality of handle assemblies disposed, the handle assemblies include a handle (12), two symmetrically disposed handle retaining brackets (2), the handle is assembled between the handle retaining brackets, two opposite end surfaces of the handle retaining bracket are provided with a first inclined surface (37) and a second inclined surface (37) respectively, the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface are each provided with a position-limiting slot (35 fig. 1), a surface of the case body is provided with a clamping groove (20) that is disposed corresponding to the handle retaining bracket, and the clamping groove is matched with the handle retaining bracket and two opposite side walls of the clamping groove are each provided with an inverted buckle (part that fit into 37, fig. 11) that is snap-fitted onto the position-limiting slot.
Le Tinnier meets all claimed limitations except for the use in a luggage. Tiramani teaches that it is known in the art to provide handle on a luggage. it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to provide the device of Le Tinnier on the luggage of Tiramani to enable one provide or manufacture a handle on a luggage quickly and efficiently. Browne further teaches that it is known in the art to provide a vehicle handle to be used in luggage.
“The self-presenting devices can be employed in other applications such as, without limitation, luggage, shipping containers, and the like, where a permanently affixed, protruding handle could advantageously be replaced by the self-presenting handle disclosed herein.”
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to provide the device of Le Tinnier on a luggage of Tiramani as taught by Browne to enable one to manufacture a handle on a luggage quickly.
Claims 2-6 are objected to as being dependent upon a rejected base claim, but would be allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims.
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TRI M. MAI
Examiner
Art Unit 3733
/TRI M MAI/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3733