Appeal No. 97-0032
Application No. 08/095,295
an expanded state where the outer wall is relatively far from the
inner wall.13
Contrary to my colleague's positions, I believe that the
only difference between Warren and the subject matter recited in
claim 33 is the recitation that the compartment is a bellows
compartment wherein the pair of opposite sides has a plurality of
expandable pleats so that the compartment can be compressed to a
collapsed state where the outer wall is relatively close to the
inner wall or extended to an expanded state where the outer wall
is relatively far from the inner wall. It is my opinion that it
would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at
the time of appellants' invention to modify Warren's purse to
include pleated sides as suggested by Worrall's purse.
With respect to claim 33 appellants argue that none of the
references show or remotely suggest the pivot means which enables
the container to be pivoted to a usable horizontal position no
matter what the angle of the supporting belt on the user's body
(brief, pp. 15 and 17). Specifically, appellants point out that
13See Figures 1 and 2 of Worrall.
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