Appeal No. 95-4152
Application 08/042,044
present underneath said brim" is considered to recite a known
inherent property of any helmet with a brim when worn in a
heated environment where stratified heat is present because
the only structure recited to perform the limitation is the
brim. Also, the specification states (page 11): "as further
known to those skilled in the art, an envelope of reduced heat
is present underneath the helmet brim 14 . . . ." Third,
claim 1 does not specify any particular structure for the
helmet, except that it has a cap and brim; e.g., it does not
state that the brim extends on all sides of the cap or how far
out the brim extends. Fourth, we interpret the limitation
"generally underneath said brim . . ." broadly to require that
only a part of the camera has to be protected by the brim;
i.e., we do not interpret "generally underneath" to require
the camera to be substantially or completely underneath the
brim. This interpretation is consistent with appellants'
figure 1, which shows the camera 16 mounted to the edge of the
brim and extending outward therefrom. This interpretation is
also consistent with claim 9, which recites a curved
protective shield "to further protect said camera from said
falling objects and to shield said camera from stratified
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