In re Malcom

This is an appeal from a decision of the Board of Appeals affirming that of the Primary Examiner denying patentability, in view of the prior art, of all of the claims, 2 to 13 inclusive and 21, in an application for a patent alleging new and useful improvements in “Paving Joint Construction.” .

*1146Claims 10 and 13 are illustrative of the appealed claims, and read as follows:

10. A loacl transmitting unit comprising an elongated base member having a socket and oppositely disposed flanges to provide a back support for expansion joint material and a spacing for concrete slabs, an elongated plate…