Appeal No. 2002-1778 Page 6
Application No. 09/285,078
be readily bent over or around and into firm contact with the flower stems, as clearly
shown in Figure 1, and hold them securely in place.
Moore
Moore's invention provides a system for adapting a hat of the type which is
originally provided with only a permanent sweat band, so that the hat can receive a
removable, washable, and reusable sweat band. Moore teaches (column 5, lines 56-
60) that the preferred plastic resin materials for forming the removable, washable, and
reusable sweat band are polyolefins and thermoplastic elastomers, preferably a
thermoplastic material such as polyethylene.
Claim 1
We sustain the rejection of claim 1 under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
Claim 1 reads as follows:
A body-worn holder for an ornamentation, comprising:
a generally curved band whose configuration is adapted to attach the
band to a human body; and
a clamp having a pair of jaws arranged to receive an ornament;
wherein the clamp has a spring resilience that is sufficient to permit
securement of an ornament between the jaws of the clamp by pressing the
ornament between the jaws of the clamp against the spring resilience, whereby
the spring resilience alone secures the ornament between the jaws after said
pressing ceases.
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