Appeal No. 98-1428
Application No. 08/590,388
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Metcalf in view of Jaeger.
Metcalf shows (in Figure 1) a flexible liner (4) for insertion
into a waste receptacle (2). This liner has a construction
like that set forth in appellant’s claims 1, 2, 5 and 6 on
appeal, except that it has no adhesive strip disposed on the
outer
surface of the liner side wall adjacent the upper edge thereof
as required in the claims on appeal. Jaeger shows a container
(10) in the form of a bag for collecting and disposing of
cigarette butts, ashes and other tobacco smoking wastes. The
bag includes a strip of self-sticking adhesive (36) applied to
the outside of at least one side wall and a removable strip of
protective cover material (38) over the adhesive. As
indicated in column 2, lines 56-63, of Jaeger
The container provided with this adhesive stripe
can be adhered to the edge of a table, for
example, so that its opening is facing upward.
In like manner, the disposable ash container can
be attached, for example, to the dashboard of
motor vehicles within reach of a passenger, and
can thus serve in lieu of the car ash tray to
receive cigarette butts and other tobacco
smoking wastes.
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