Appeal No. 1999-2092 Page 11
Application No. 08/798,718
1989). Thus, it would be improper to read limitations from
the drawings into claim 42. When the margin limitation of
claim 42 is given its broadest reasonable interpretation
consistent with the specification all that is required is a
margin at one edge of the bag having the claimed line of
weakness, which limitations are readable on Salvadori. Claim
42 does not require the recited margin to extend about the
entire periphery of the bag as shown in the drawings.
For the reasons set forth above, the decision of the
examiner to reject claim 42 is affirmed.
Claim 43
We sustain the rejection of claim 43 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b).
Claim 43 adds to parent claim 42 the limitation that
"said second end portion being spaced from said central volume
by a substantial width of said margin." In our view, claim 43
is anticipated by Salvadori. In that regard, claim 43 is
readable on Salvadori since Salvadori's second end portion
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