Appeal No. 2000-1963
Application No. 09/272,989
extending from the collar to a leading arc 20 at the other end
18. As shown in Figures 2 and 4, the collar 14 can be
deformed to fit over and resiliently grasp the scope.
As conceded by the examiner (see page 4 in the answer),
Villarreal does not respond to the limitations in claim 1
requiring (1) the elongated strip of material to have “a
length between ends to wrap around a housing containing
objective lenses and to overlap on itself,” and (2) “connector
means” fixed to one of the ends of the strip and “co-operating
connector means” fixed to the opposite end of the strip, with
these “connector means interlocking when one of said ends
overlaps the other of said ends.” The examiner’s reliance on
Bock to overcome these deficiencies is unsound.
Bock discloses a cover for protecting camera equipment
from inclement weather during use. The cover 12, made of a
flexible, moisture-resistant, specially configured sheet 28,
includes a rear wall 30, a top wall 32, a pair of sidewalls
34, 36, a connection strip 42 depending from the rear wall 30,
and an underflap 38 extending from the lower edge of sidewall
34. The cover also includes a Velcro strip 40 on the forward
inner surfaces of walls 32, 34, 36 for engaging a
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