Appeal No. 1998-2794 Page 2
Application No. 08/506,137
absorbent article having an inner edge, an outer edge and a pair of ends. The outer edge and
the ends of the barrier are joined to the topsheet and at least a portion of the inner edge of the
barrier is unattached to the topsheet between the ends. It is important to appellant that the
topsheet is extensible and that the barrier is less extensible than the topsheet so that the barrier
tends to move to a more upright disposition to form a lip upon extension of the topsheet.
The prior art reference of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the appealed
claims is:
Foreman 4,938,755 Jul. 3, 1990
The following rejections are before us for review.
1. Claims 1-3 and 5-12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by
Foreman.
2. Claims 1-3 and 5-12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Foreman.
Reference is made to the brief (Paper No. 20) and the final rejection (Paper No. 16) and
answer (Paper No. 21) for the respective positions of the appellant and the examiner with
regard to the merits of these rejections.
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