Appeal No. 1998-2129 Page 5
Application No. 08/561,816
with the requirement that the claims of the application be
given the broadest reasonable interpretation consistent with
the specification as they would be construed by one of
ordinary skill in the art. See In re Sneed, 710 F.2d 1544,
1548, 218 USPQ 385, 388 (Fed. Cir. 1983). In this regard, we
note the description in the specification at page 5, line 31
through page 7, line 4 thereof indicates that the tabs are in
contact with but raised above the surface of the covering
material or underlayment.
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