Appeal No. 99-0179
Application 08/612,385
The invention relates to “a stuffed toy having a sealable
opening that facilitates the addition and removal of stuffing
material” (specification, page 1). Claim 1 is illustrative
and reads as follows:
1. An apparatus for holding a quantity of stuffing
material, said apparatus comprising:
a pliable shell having a perimeter and an interior cavity
formed therein;
a seam partially formed around said perimeter of said
shell and displaced from said perimeter, said seam having
first and second ends configured to define an opening formed
within said shell, said opening providing access to said
interior cavity; and
means for releasably sealing said opening, said means for
sealing being coupled to said shell proximate said opening;
wherein
said first and second seam ends have an increased
displacement from said perimeter at said opening.
The references relied upon by the examiner as evidence of
anticipation and obviousness are:
Schradermeier 2,591,379 Apr. 1, 1952
Gullace 4,950,194 Aug. 21, 1990
Claims 1 through 8 and 10 through 13 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by, and in the
alternative under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being obvious over,
Schradermeier.
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