Appeal No. 97-1810 Page 15
Application No. 08/321,262
The appellant has grouped claims 23, 26 and 28 through 30
as standing or falling together. Thereby, in accordance with7
37 CFR § 1.192(c)(7), claims 26 and 28 through 30 fall with
claim 23. Thus, it follows that the decision of the examiner
to reject claims 26 and 28 through 30 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is
also affirmed.
Claim 27
Dependent claim 24 adds to parent claim 26 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, pp. 4 and 6) 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.
7See page 3 of appellants' brief.
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