Ex parte STURM et al. - Page 25




          Appeal No. 97-3187                                                          
          Application No. 07/999,422                                                  


                    Claims 5 and 6 from Application No. 07/999,422                    

          5. A method of securing a wire filament along an edge of a                  
          web of fabric ribbon having top and bottom faces and at least               
          a first edge therealong, said method comprising the steps of:               
               positioning a wire filament along said web of fabric in                
          parallel relationship with and adjacent to said first edge of               
          said web; and                                                               
               stitching said wire filament to said fabric web using at               
          least two additional filaments, such that said wire filament                
          is in tight engagement with of [sic] said web, said stitching               
          step including, in a single continuous operation:                           
               passing a binding filament through said web and around                 
          said wire filament to secure said wire filament against said                
          web, and interlocking a trim filament with said binding                     
          filament along said web such that said trim filament                        
          substantially covers said wire filament and said edge from                  
          view along at least one of said faces.                                      


          6. A method as claimed in claim 5, wherein said wire                        
          filament is positioned along said bottom face of said web.                  








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