Appeal No. 2000-0321 Page 3
Application No. 08/834,578
BACKGROUND
The appellants' invention relates to footwear and insole
assemblies for footwear (specification, p. 1). A copy of the
claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix to the
appellants' brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Arrowsmith 717,523 Jan. 6,
1903
(Arrowsmith '523)
Arrowsmith 1,055,306 Mar. 11,
1913
(Arrowsmith '306)
Lobel 2,022,247 Nov. 26,
1935
Rigandi 2,063,625 Dec. 8,
1936
Gilkerson 3,233,348 Feb.
8, 1966
Brown 4,510,700 Apr. 16,
1985
Meyer 4,756,096 July 12,
1988
Claims 1, 2 and 13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Rigandi in view of Arrowsmith '306
or Arrowsmith '523 and Lobel.
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