Appeal No. 97-1020
Application 08/229,650
topped compartment 20 with reclosable opening 25 and an
aperture forming means at its 5
lower end to receive a crotch belt (col. 1, lines 29 to 32),
thereby forming leg portions 21, 22. In view of Ranalli's
disclosure, discussed above, one of ordinary skill in the art
would have found it obvious to provide the rear sheet of
Crosby's blanket with additional aperture forming means to
accommodate the shoulder straps of the harness, either three-
point or five-point, to achieve the advantages thereof taught
by Ranalli. As for claim 3, the particular area ratio and
bottom edge extent limitations therein are considered obvious
matters of design, as previously discussed in conjunction with
rejection (4). Likewise, whether the front sheet is
"substantially rectangular," as called for by claim 9, or is
somewhat tapered, as shown by
Crosby, is not considered an unobvious variation of the Crosby
blanket.
5See footnote 4, supra.
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