Appeal No. 97-0937
Application No. 08/054,508
(Figures 5 and 7), so that they do not tend to fold downwardly
as the article is donned, as was the case in the prior art
(Figure 4). In the Enloe article, the containment flaps are
not “in a transversely foreshortened state” in accordance with
the meaning established for this terminology in the
specification, as can be seen in Figure 1 of the Enloe
drawings.
The examiner apparently looks to Igaue for the above-
described feature. Igaue’s disposable article comprises a
waste containment section 11 which is flanked by a pair of
upstanding flaps 17 (Figures 2 and 4). The upper edge of each
flap has a fold over its entire length to accommodate elastic
bands 22 (Figure 4). From our perspective, the Igaue flaps
also are not “in a transversely foreshortened state,” in
accordance with the interpretation that is established in the
appellants’ specification.
Freeland has been applied by the examiner for its
teaching of utilizing flap elastic having the specifications
recited in claim 46. Be that as it may, this reference fails
to overcome the deficiency in the basic combination.
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