Appeal No. 98-0683
Application 08/505,853
provided with relatively small "buttons" having hook and loop
attaching means thereon for the purpose of securing the sun visor
in a selected position. As to Gleason and Hou, the examiner has
relied on these references to show "continuous" attaching means.
Gleason, however, merely teaches that the entire outer surface of
a hat or cap (e.g., the cap 100 in Fig. 8), including the bill or
visor, may be provided with a hook or loop attachment means in
order that display items 22 (such as logos) may be releasably
secured thereto. Hou, while teaching that one face of a rubber
strip 2 may be entirely or "continuously" covered with a hook or
loop attaching means, the rubber strip is in turn secured to the
interior trim of a vehicle and is used to releasably secure a
sunshade to one of the vehicle's side windows.
There is simply nothing in the combined teachings of Short,
Lystad and either Gleason or Hou which would fairly suggest
providing "complementary attaching means substantially covering
one broad surface of said panel and substantially covering the
entire front surface of said rear view mirror" (emphasis added) as
independent claims 1 and 7 expressly require. In an apparent
attempt to overcome this deficiency, the examiner has taken the
position that providing substantially the entire front face of the
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