Appeal No. 1999-2776
Application No. 08/714,249
Regarding the examiner’s rejection of claims 1, 2, 7 and
8 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) based on the combined teachings of
Rogahn and Danielak, we note that Rogahn discloses a flying
toy of the saucer type having a flat or domed plate-like body
(10) with a plurality of apertures (19) extending
therethrough. A reservoir (e.g., 32) which holds bubble
forming solution (33) is positioned at the center of the body
(10) and is designed so that the bubble forming solution is
released from the reservoir during and as a result of flight,
with the solution then being spread quickly over the upper
surface (13) of body (10) and forming a film over the ends
(34) of apertures (19), thereby allowing the formation of
bubbles when air passes through the apertures and the film of
bubble producing solution. Danielak discloses a bubble
producing jump rope that includes reservoirs in the hollow
handles (17) and bubble producing diffusors (15) connected
adjacent thereto by flexible tubes (21). Each diffusor
consists of a pair of coaxial cylindrical tubes (27, 29)
having openings (31) provided therein. An annular space (30)
is defined between the tubes and receives the bubble producing
solution from the reservoir during use so that a film of the
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