Appeal No. 97-3008
Application 08/211,222
The appellant’s invention pertains to a garment that is
utilized in conjunction with separate sanitary napkins or
disposable pads that are particularly adapted for babies and
incontinent adults. Of particular importance is the provision of
an elasticized dart extending at least partially along each side
of the garment for the purpose of forming upstanding wet guards,
thus minimizing leakage of body fluids. Independent claim 1 is
further illustrative of the appealed subject matter and a copy
thereof may be found in the appendix to the appellant’s brief.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Toussant et al. (Toussant) 4,699,622 Oct. 13, 1987
Holliday et al. (Holliday) 4,978,345 Dec. 18, 1990
Merica 790,062 Feb. 05, 1958
(Great Britain)
Gubik et al.22(Gubik) 1,070,779 Dec. 10, 1959
(Germany)
Claims 1, 2 and 4-6 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Merica in view of Gubik.
Claim 7 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Merica in view of Gubik and Toussant.
Claim 8 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Merica in view of Gubik, Toussant and Holliday.
2Translation attached.
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