Appeal No. 1997-1422
Application 08/279,557
as the female fabric in a hook and loop fastener. The fabric
has wales of stitches on its back side having free loops
arranged such that adjacent loops tilt sideways alternately in
opposite directions. Claim 1 is illustrative and reads as
follows:
1. A weft inserted warp knit fabric for use as the
female fabric in a hook and loop fastener comprising: a weft
inserted warp knit fabric having a face side and a back side,
said back side of said fabric having a plurality of spaced
wales of stitches with a lap portion of each of said stitches
projecting outwardly therefrom to form a free loop connected
only at its base to its respective wale with adjacent loops in
each wale tilted sidewise alternately in opposite directions
and a weft yarn inserted into the courses of the fabric
between the face and back side of the fabric and extending
across the full width of the fabric.
THE REFERENCES
Rogers 4,624,116 Nov. 25,
1986
Matsuda 4,709,562 Dec. 1,
1987
THE REJECTION
Claims 1-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Rogers in view of Matsuda.
OPINION
We have carefully considered all of the arguments
advanced by appellant and the examiner and agree with
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