Appeal No. 1999-2537 Page 3
Application No. 08/619,269
BACKGROUND
The appellants' invention relates to an article of
clothing to be worn about the head (specification, p. 1). A
substantially correct copy of the claims under appeal is set
forth in the appendix to the appellants' brief. An
understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading
of exemplary claim 22 which is reproduced below.
22. An article of clothing to be worn on the head of
a user and adapted for use with sport goggles which have
a height and width, said article of clothing comprising:
a mask member formed of a first material that is
insulative and wind-resistant, said mask member being
sized to snugly cover a portion of the face of a user and
said mask member having a middle edge for positioning
above the mouth and below the nose of a user, a perimeter
which includes an upper edge for positioning under the
eyes of a user and a lower edge for positioning below the
mouth of a user;
a head member formed of a second material different
from said first material, said second material being
closely woven and elastically deformable, said head
member being sized to substantially enclose the head of a
user and fixedly connected to said mask member along at
least a portion of said perimeter of said mask member
excluding said upper edge, said head member and said mask
member together being sized to completely surround the
head of a user, and said head member having a head edge
for positioning above the eyes of a user;
an eye opening formed to register with the eyes of a
user, said eye opening being defined by said head edge
spaced from said upper edge of said mask member a height
less than the height of protective sport goggles; and
a scarf portion unitarily formed to be an extension
of said head member for extending downwardly from said
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