Appeal No. 1998-2129 Page 2
Application No. 08/561,816
understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading
of exemplary claims 1 and 18, which are reproduced below.
1. A roofing material of the type
generally applied to roofs prior to the
application of roofing shingles, comprising
saturated underlayment material, and
a plurality of nail tabs made of a
thermoplastic or thermosetting material formed
at spaced intervals by depositing said tabs onto
the surface of said saturated underlayment
material in a liquid state, which subsequently
solidifies and bonds to said saturated
underlayment material.
18. A building cover material of the type
generally applied prior to the application of a
finishing covering, comprising
a flat sheet or board covering material for
covering studs spaced at predetermined regular
intervals, and
a plurality of nail tabs made of a
thermoplastic or thermosetting material formed
at spaced intervals by dispositing said tabs
onto the surface of said covering material in a
liquid state, which subsequently solidifies and
bonds to said covering material.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Meeker 4,554,196 Nov. 19,
1985
Zerfass et al. (Zerfass) 5,130,178 Jul.
14, 1992
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