Appeal No. 97-1020
Application 08/229,650
On the other hand, we do not consider that it would
have been obvious, in view of Crosby, to provide the Miller/
Ranalli blanket with the slotted opening recited in claim 10.
While Crosby teaches providing such an opening to receive a
car
seat belt between the baby's legs (col. 1, lines 30 to 32),
the
opening would be unnecessary in the Miller/Ranalli combination
because, as discussed in connection with rejection (1), there
would be an aperture in the compartment for that purpose.
Rejections Pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.196(b)
Pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.196(b), claims 1 to 10 and 13
are rejected on the following grounds:
(I) Claims 1, 6 and 8 to 10 are rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as anticipated by Ranalli. In Fig. 7, Ranalli
discloses a blanket having an open-topped compartment formed 3
3Compartment: a small chamber, receptacle, or container.
Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1971).
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