Appeal No. 1999-2092 Page 12
Application No. 08/798,718
(the end portion of Salvadori's preformed tear seam 46 leading
to second tearing edge 50) is spaced from the chamber 14 by a
substantial width of the margin (i.e., the width of seam 54 at
stress point 52).
Contrary to the argument of the appellant (brief, p. 9),
the limitations of claim 43 are found in Salvadori for the
reasons set forth above; thus, the decision of the examiner to
reject claim 43 is affirmed.
Claim 45
We will not sustain the rejection of claim 45 under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b).
Claim 45 adds to parent claim 42 the limitation that the
bag further comprises "a bridge that interrupts said first end
portion of said line of weakness."
The examiner's position (final rejection, p. 2) with
respect to the limitation of claim 45 is that "the first end
portion of Salvadori is considered to show strengthing
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