Appeal No. 97-0771
Application No. 08/405,385
wearer from cold, moist surfaces during outdoor activity"
(answer, page 3), and thereby arrive at the subject matter of
claim 15.
Appellant argues that there is no suggestion in the
applied references for combining them in the manner proposed
by the examiner. In addition, appellant argues that Finlay
does not disclose the closure devices called for in the last
paragraph of claim 15, such that even if Finlay were modified
in the manner proposed, the subject matter of claim 15 would
not result.
Independent claim 15, the sole independent claim on
appeal, calls for a garment comprising inner and outer panels
joined together by a crotch portion to define a front primary
flap and a rear primary flap. The outer panel is made of a
material which forms a barrier against moisture penetration,
and the inner panel is made of a lining material. In the last
paragraph, claim 15 further calls for a pair of closure
devices than can be repeatedly closed and opened
for joining [the] left side of said front primary
flap to [the] left side of said rear primary flap
over the left hip and waist areas of the wearer and
for joining [the] right side of said primary flap to
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