Appeal No. 97-0771
Application No. 08/405,385
[the] right side of said rear primary flap over the
right hip and waist areas of the wearer.
Finlay, the examiner’s primary reference, is directed to
wraparound reversible running shorts. The Finlay garment
comprises first and second panels secured together in facing
relationship to form an hourglass shape when laid out flat.
See Figure 4. In use, the narrow part of the hourglass shape
becomes the crotch portion and the upper and lower edges
become the waist band of the shorts garment. Pile and hook
fasteners 34, 35 are provided at the ends of the upper and
lower edges where the edges meet the sides of the hourglass
shape to hold the waist band together. Although not expressly
stated, it reasonably appears that the curved sides to the
hourglass shape are of sufficient extent so that, in use, they
overlap to avoid undue exposure of the wearer’s hip area.
Boll is directed to a protective under garment. The Boll
under garment comprises waist and leg bands, and a rear panel
having a waterproof outer surface and an absorptive inner
surface. An objective of Boll is to provide comfort, dryness
and warmth to a wearer engaged in outdoor activity that may
include sitting on cold and damp ground. Boll indicates that
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