We all have probably encountered an obviousness argument that cobbled together references in an unconvincing manner. In this earlier post, such a combination was aptly described as a Frankenstein combination.
I was trying to think of some other phrases that the Federal Circuit could use in future opinions to describe such combinations of features/elements/limitations/references. Here are a few suggestions:
a chaotic bricolage
an omnium gatherum
a wishful patchwork
a cacophonous medley
an unpalatable goulash
a conglomeration abomination
an unfettered quilt
a motley melange
a concocted Chimera
a chimeric concoction
a synthetic snarl
an incongruous union
a monster mishmash