Appeal No. 1997-1422
Application 08/279,557
appellant that the aforementioned rejection is not well
founded. Accordingly, we reverse this rejection.
Rogers discloses a weft inserted warp knit fabric for use
as the female fabric in a hook and loop fastener (col. 1,
lines 9-13). Rogers’ fabric has spaced wales of stitches with
a lap loop (12) of each of the stitches projecting outwardly
therefrom to form a free loop connected only at its base to
its respective wale (col. 1, lines 46-53). Unlike appellant’s
loops which are tilted sideways alternately in opposite
directions, Rogers’ loops all point in the same direction
(figure 2).
Matsuda discloses a warp knit support tape for hook and
loop fasteners, having pile loops (17) which tilt sideways
alternately on opposite sides of wales (18) (col. lines 34-39;
col. 2, lines 15-19; figure 4). Matsuda teaches that this
arrangement of pile loops provides increased opportunity to
engage the hooks on the mating tape (col. 2, lines 19-23).
Appellant argues that “[t]here is no teaching in Matsuda
that would make it obvious that the lap side loops of Rogers
can be alternated in the manner claimed” (brief, page 4).
The examiner argues that it would have been obvious to
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