Appeal No. 1999-0403
Application 08/804,095
Appellant’s invention pertains to a protective cover for
enclosing an inflatable swimming pool for improved strength,
puncture resistance, and durability. Claim 7 is illustrative
and reads as follows:
7. A protective cover for an inflatable swimming pool
including a plurality of stacked inflatable rings including at
least an upper inflatable ring and a lower inflatable ring and
a floor extending across the bottom of the lower inflatable
ring; wherein, the protective cover comprises:
a flexible enclosure including a top wall, a side wall
and a bottom wall wherein said top wall and said bottom wall
extend interiorly from said side wall and overlap at least a
portion of the upper and lower inflatable rings respectively.
The following references are relied upon by the examiner
in support of the rejections:
Lund 2,876,467 Mar. 10,
1959
Hoenstine et al (Hoenstine) 4,451,239 May 29,
1984
Reinhardt, Jr. et al (Reinhardt) 5,662,506 Sep. 2, 1997
(filed Jun. 10,
1996)
Hofmann 2 928,274 May 26, 1955
2 Our understanding of this German language reference is
derived from a translation prepared in the Patent and
Trademark Office. A copy of the translation is attached to
this opinion.
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