Appeal No. 1998-1608 Page 11
Application No. 08/429,926
strap [60] as a simple matter of design. Moreover, as
identified by the applicants, Incorvaia teaches a strap
affixed to both of two overlapping flaps (see Fig. 1).
This teaching further bolsters the examiner's argument
that detachably attaching the Hicks strap to one of the
flaps would have been obvious.
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