Appeal No. 98-1032
Application 08/620,658
Kolloch 3,530,402 Jun. 12, 1985
(German Patent Document)
Claims 1, 3-6, 8-14, 16, 19 and 21-23 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Monnet in
view of Hoy, Jones, Kolloch, West and Mezey.
The rejection is explained in the examiner’s answer
(Paper No. 14, mailed June 20, 1997).
The opposing viewpoints of appellants are set forth in
the brief (Paper No. 13, filed April 8, 1997) and the reply
brief (Paper No. 15, filed June 26, 1997).
Independent claim 6 is directed to a two piece lather
dispenser and scrubbing implement having a reservoir body
portion and a lather dispensing body portion. The reservoir
body portion comprises a hollow water impervious member having
a lowermost opening and an open slot means. The lather
dispensing body portion comprises a water absorbent medium
secured to and covering the lowermost opening. According to
claim 6, chips of soap and water are introduced into the
reservoir body portion through the open slot means “thereby to
produce lather within said reservoir body portion for
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