Appeal No. 1997-1268
Application 08/319,096
for the distribution of shockwaves and stresses sensed
by said ground contact layer and for their diffusion
over said comfort layer before coming in contact with
the foot, said intermediate layer extending over an
entire surface of said ground contact layer and
constituting a framework for the ground contact layer
preventing deformation of the ground contact layer and
thereby permitting it to be made of softer, more
adherent rubber.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art:
Funck 4,399,620 August 23,
1983
Hannibal 4,651,445 March 24,
1987
Banich et al. (Banich) 4,694,591 September 22,
1987
Barry et al. (Barry) 5,052,130 October 1,
1991
Claims 27, 30, 34, 36 , and 38-41 stand rejected under2
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Barry and
Hannibal.
Claims 29 and 31-33 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Barry, Hannibal, and
Banich.
Claim 35 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Barry, Hannibal, and Funck.
Since claim 36 depends from claim 29, it should be2
grouped with the rejection of claim 29.
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