Appeal No. 97-0751
Application 08/380,622
“folded” in Mack is the element 20, but this is a leaflet which
conveys information to a user and in no way functions as a
“liner,” much less forming a “tab allowing for ease of removal of
the liner.”
Mack in Figs. 3 and 4 does disclose a liner 18 which extends
a short distance beyond the ends 22 of the adhesive coated sheet
14, apparently for the purpose of facilitating removal of the
liner from the adhesive coated sheet. However, the short length
of liner 18 extending beyond the ends 22 of the adhesive coated
sheet obviously is not of such an extent so as to have the
capability of being folded in the claimed manner. Moreover, even
if it did, we find no suggestion to incorporate this teaching of
Mack into the device of Carpenter as the examiner is perhaps
proposing to do. In particular, we note that the primary
reference to Carpenter provides a tab or non-coated portion on
the adhesive coated sheet 11 in order to facilitate removal of
the liner. As we have noted above, Mack extends the liner 18 a
short distance beyond the adhesive coated sheet 14 for the
apparent purpose of facilitating removal of the liner. Thus,
Carpenter and Mack would teach one of ordinary skill in the art
that there are two distinct ways of facilitating removal of the
liner. That is, providing a tab as taught by Carpenter or
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