Appeal No. 95-4590
Application 08/056,188
share the examiner's view that the ring structures of the
Seasafe #4055 bag that are secured to the sidewall of the bag
therein to allow other accessories, such as the handle, to be
attached to the bag are fully responsive to the "grommets" of
claim 21 on appeal.
With regard to claim 26 on appeal, we agree with the
examiner (answer, page 6) that the sizing of the Seasafe #4055
bag to have a volume in the range of 250 to 6000 cubic inches
would have been an obvious matter of design choice to one of
ordinary skill in the art. The same is true for the sizing
of the opening in the neck portion of the Seasafe #4055 bag.
Moreover, we agree with the examiner that when using the 3.4
inch diameter enclosure opening specified in the sales sheet
to scale the size of the bag seen therein, it is apparent that
the bag shown in the sales sheet is within the size range set
forth in claim 26 on appeal. Appellants have not provided any
evidence or argument to demonstrate that the sizing of the
Seasafe #4055 bag is not within the claimed range, or to show
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