Appeal No. 1998-2240 Page 5
Application No. 08/443,058
especially when considered in the light of the explanation of
the invention provided in the specification, very clearly
describes the globe and its relationship to the other
components of the claimed invention.
With regard to the requirement that the flexible sheet be
“readily” removable, we first note that the common definition
of “readily” is “without much difficulty; easily.” Looking 2
to the specification, we find that the cover is described as
“holding” the sheet in place on the globe or, when a cover is
not used, the sheet is held in place by electrostatic forces
or through the use of “tacky, but readily removable,
adhesives” (page 5). In our opinion, one of ordinary skill in
the art clearly would have understood that “readily removable”
means easy to remove, such as by using no attachment means at
all (when a cover is used), or other means that are easily
overcome by the user (when the cover is not used). Thus, we
find this phrase to be in conformance with the second
paragraph of Section 112.
This rejection is not sustained.
2See, for example, Merriam Webster’s Collegiate
Dictionary, Tenth Edition, 1996, page 972.
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