Ex parte BALODIS - Page 7




          Appeal No. 1997-3706                                                        
          Application 08/406,108                                                      



          the Saari shoulder strap for carrying an umbrella (answer,                  
          page 5).  However, as noted in the above discussion of                      
          rejection (2), even though we consider that it would have been              
          obvious to put the Saari strap to such use, claim 1 still                   
          distinguishes over Saari in other respects, which are not                   
          taught by Girton, Torres and/or Vogel.                                      
               We accordingly will not sustain rejection (3).                         
























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