Appeal No. 96-3313
Application 08/148,101
article is worn by a “thin” baby (where the
attachment points will be located farther away from
the transverse axis of the article (see figures 4B
and 6 [sic: 5?]).
Appellants, on the other hand, contend (brief, page 4):
the wide range of wearer size assumed by the
Examiner is not accurate. If a given diaper is
designed so that fastening occurs on the front of
the diaper, fastening will occur on the front of the
diaper across the range of wearer sizes for which
that specific diaper is designed. It is not a “one
size fits all” situation. Specific diapers are
intended to be used on specifically sized wearers.
We do not agree with the examiner that the above-quoted
limitations are anticipated by Roessler. In the Roessler
diaper, the attachment means consist of hook portions 28 on
the tabs 27 at the rear of the diaper, and a patch 21 of loop
material across the front of the diaper; the attachment points
will be where the hooks of portions 28 engage the loops of
patch 21. Since patch 21 is at the front of the diaper, the
attachment points will therefore be at that location also,
i.e., ahead of the transverse center plane of the diaper.
Clearly, the location of the attachment point will vary
somewhat depending on whether the wearer (baby) has a larger
or smaller waist than average. The only possible scenario in
which the attachment points would be behind the transverse
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