Appeal No. 97-1810 Page 10
Application No. 08/321,262
Claim 25
The appellant has grouped claims 21 and 25 as standing or
falling together. Thereby, in accordance with 37 CFR6
§ 1.192(c)(7), claim 25 falls with claim 21. Thus, it follows
that the decision of the examiner to reject claim 25 under
35 U.S.C. § 103 is also affirmed.
Claim 24
Dependent claim 24 adds to parent claim 21 the limitation
that the means for sealing includes a flexible material
extending across the opening and attached with an adhesive for
one-time removal.
The appellant argues (brief, p. 4) that the combination
plainly fails to meet or suggest this limitation. As pointed
out in the reply brief (p. 1), the examiner has not responded
to this argument.
6See page 3 of appellants' brief.
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