Appeal No. 98-2123
Application No. 08/326,669
the back surface 4 and the front and back panels 15
and 16 together at the adhesive lines 28 not
separated by the spacer 55. [Col. 5, lines 40-56;
emphasis added.]
Thereafter, Grover states that:
Microfilm segments 54 may be added subsequent to
the initial forming of the card 1 by inserting them
within the pocket 51 into position between the
remaining subparts 27 of the panels 15 and 16 which
have not been sealed into the compartments 53. The
spacer 55 is then inserted into any remaining
compartments 53, and the card 1 placed in a
laminating machine whereby the last enclosed
microfilm segments 54 are sealed within the
respective compartments 53. [Col. 6, lines 42-50;
emphasis added.]
In view of the above, it is readily apparent that,
subsequent to the first placement of the card components of
Grover in a laminating machine, the spacer 55 is both
removable from and insertable into those compartments 53 (and
hence the sleeve) that are unsealed and empty for the purpose
of placing additional microfilm segments into these empty
compartments. This being the case, the spacer 55 (i.e., a
functional member) has the capability of repeated receipt and
withdrawal as set forth in representative claim 1.
With respect to representative claim 3, the appellants
argue that the spacer 55 of Grover is not a test strip. While
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