Ex parte MANICO et al. - Page 3




          Appeal No. 1996-2883                                                        
          Application No. 08/172,466                                                  


          to said first sheet member and form a pocket therebetween for               
          receiving and holding said filmstrip of a first size, said                  
          pocket having an opening through which said filmstrip can be                
          slid into and out of said pocket.                                           
          The examiner relies on the following references:                            
          Jones                         2,252,632          Aug. 12, 1941              
          Reyniers                      2,487,982          Nov. 15, 1949              
          Kogane et al. (Kogane)        4,286,869          Sep. 01, 1981              
          Roberg                        4,629,070          Dec. 16, 1986              
          Kumanomido                    4,804,989          Feb. 14, 1989              
          Claims 1-3, 6-14, 17, 18, 20 and 21 stand rejected                          
          under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the teachings              
          of Jones in view of Kumanomido, Roberg or Kogane.  Claims 22-               
          24 and 27-31 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being                  
          unpatentable over the teachings of Jones in view of                         
          Kumanomido, Roberg or Kogane and further in view of Reyniers.               
          Rather than repeat the arguments of appellants or the                       
          examiner, we make reference to the briefs and the answers for               
          the respective details thereof.                                             
          OPINION                                                                     
          We have carefully considered the subject matter on                          
          appeal, the rejections advanced by the examiner and the                     
          evidence of obviousness relied upon by the examiner as support              
          for the rejections.  We have, likewise, reviewed and taken                  

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