Appeal No. 1999-1505 Page 2
Application No. 08/638,454
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a hands-free paper
towel dispenser. An understanding of the invention can be
derived from a reading of exemplary claims 12 and 16, which
appear in the appendix to the appellant's brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Anderson 4,771,966 Sep. 20,
1988
Tinker et al. 4,979,688 Dec. 25,
1990
(Tinker)
In addition, the examiner also relied upon the admitted
prior art discussed on pages 1-3 of the original disclosure
(admitted prior art).
References made of record by this panel of the Board are:
Chakravorty 4,790,490 Dec. 13,
1988
Hawkins 4,796,825 Jan. 10,
1989
Bauer et al. 4,960,248 Oct. 2,
1990
(Bauer)
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