Appeal No. 1999-0953 Application No. 08/576,618 Appellants’ invention pertains to “product dispensers, and more particularly, to a dispensing cover for [a] dispenser for a cream or gel deodorant product in which the product is advanced within a sleeve to such a dispensing cover” (specification, page 1). A further understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1, which is reproduced in the appendix to appellants’ brief. The references of record relied upon by the examiner as evidence of obviousness are: Clark 1,017,957 Feb. 20, 1912 Jakubowski 2,917,765 Dec. 22, 1959 Laauwe 4,230,240 Oct. 28, 1980 Lathrop et al. (Lathrop) 5,073,057 Dec. 17, 1991 Bihler (French)1 1,441,112 Apr. 25, 1966 Murphy (EP) 0 100 204 Feb. 8, 1984 Claims 1-13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Murphy in view of Laauwe, Lathrop, Bihler, Jakubowski and Clark. 1Our understanding of this French language document is derived from a translation prepared in the Patent and Trademark Office. A copy of the translation is included as an attachment to this decision. 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007