Appeal No. 1998-2418
Application No. 08/686,883
function of the shrink wrap, that the shrink wrap both
envelopes the rolls and is "sealed to the flange" as recited
in claim 11. Appellant discloses "[t]he shrink wrap 14 is
adhesively adhered or heat sealed directly to the flange 24 of
the container 19" (specification, page 7). Omission of the
cover 32 of Jones would provide the shrink wrap in contact
with the flange but would not provide the claimed type of seal
between the shrink wrap and the flange. Accordingly, we will
not sustain the examiner's rejection of claim 11.
The examiner further states that "[a]s to claims 21-26,
it would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the
art to assemble the ink roller with the handle oriented at the
open end of the ink roller container of the Related Prior Art
as modified to facilitate grasping" (answer, page 7).
Appellant urges "[w]ith the claimed package, the handle is
always accessible when the cover is removed, thereby avoiding
the problem of the user getting ink on his/her hands" (brief,
page 11). We find that claims 21 through 26 require "a handle
at one end of the ink roller and the other end being free of
any handle" which is not disclosed by either appellant's
disclosed prior art or Jones. The disclosed prior art ink
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