Appeal No. 1998-1329
Application 08/642,595
1. A sanitary cover for a telephone mouthpiece or
earpiece, the cover comprising:
a central portion;
a skirt portion extending from the central portion; and
at least one projection formed on the skirt portion and
adapted to engage in a groove formed in a telephone handset;
wherein said central portion and said skirt portion
include a first layer and a second layer having different
lengths, said first layer and said second layer are disposed
on top of each other such that said first layer is connected
to said second
layer along an entire length of said second layer to form an
uneven tension between said first and second layers.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art:
Barriere 3,663,259 May 16,
1972
Thompson 4,486,628 Dec. 04,
1984
Lo et al. (Lo) 5,054,063 Oct.
01, 1991
Claims 1, 2, 4-10, and 21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Lo in view of Barriere and
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