Appeal No. 99-0633 Page 11
Application No. 08/880,247
combination with a transparent housing as claimed or as a
replacement for the two indicia plates (300) of Levine.
While Hines does disclose a foldable (and folded) length
of material (16), confined within a chamber formed by a
closure member (14) and a casing member (11) having a base
(12) and peripheral walls (13), having at least one face on
which indicia (a mailing address) is applied, neither the
closure member (14) nor the casing member (11) is disclosed as
being transparent. In
fact, the outer surface of the closure member (14) is
inscribed with instructions to pry the chamber or tag apart
(column 2, lines 40 through 42). The mailing tag (16) can
then be withdrawn from the chamber as shown in Figure 4 and
the entire assembly, with the mailing tag still attached to
the key chain, can be mailed to the address on the tag (column
2, lines 45 through 47). As the mailing tag is intended to be
withdrawn from the enclosed chamber, there is no apparent
reason to make the casing member or closure member
transparent. Further, even if the teachings of Hines were
combined with Levine to provide a foldable or folded mailing
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