Appeal No. 1996-2703 Application 08/339,637 and the outer layer thermoplastic adhesive contact each other. THE REFERENCES Lynam et al. (Lynam) 3,656,992 Apr. 18, 1972 McKown 3,707,583 Dec. 26, 1972 Goldsworthy 4,420,359 Dec. 13, 1983 Wilson 4,249,974 Feb. 10, 1981 Andresen 4,294,055 Oct. 13, 1981 Trnka 4,990,201 Feb. 5, 1991 Fell 5,316,604 May 31, 19941 O’Connor WO 90/14943 Dec. 13, 1990 (PCT application) THE REJECTIONS The claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as follows: claims 11, 17 and 18 over McKown in view of Fell and Lynam; claims 15 and 16 over McKown in view of Fell, Lynam and Andresen; claim 19 over McKown in view of Fell, Lynam and either O’Connor or Goldsworthy; and claims 13, 14, 20 and 21 over McKown in view of Fell, Lynam and either Trnka or Wilson. 1 Continuation of application no. 07/844,547, which is a continuation-in-part of application no. 07/622,253. 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007