Appeal No. 1998-2818
Application 08/550,521
decide the appeal on the merits notwithstanding the examiner’s
clear disregard for established office procedure in
formulating her answer.
Opinion
With reference to Figures 1 and 2, claim 1, the only
independent claim on appeal, calls for a pull-on disposable
diaper comprising a rectangular body (10), a first pair of
expansible side panels (20, 20) and a second pair of
expansible side panels (20’, 20’). The side panels are
separately formed of a material different from the material of
the topsheet (11) of the body. Affixing means are provided
for affixing the side panels to longitudinal sides of the body
means. In addition, the side panels are joined to each other
to define a waist opening portion (15), a pair of leg openings
(17, 17’), and a body-surrounding portion (E). Claim 1 also
calls for first elastic members (23, 23’) arranged on an area
(D) adjacent the waist opening portion and second elastic
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