Appeal No. 2000-1665
Application 08/752,529
Claims 3, 10, 11 and 18 have been canceled.1
Appellant's invention relates to merchandise hangers such
as so-called “Pegboard” hooks or “scanning hooks” like that
seen in Figures 1 and 2 of the application drawings and to a
method of maintaining current merchandising labels in
association with merchandise being marketed from such hooks by
providing the label supporting surface (28 in Fig. 2) of the
hook with a release element or release layer that permits easy
removal and replacement of adhesive merchandising labels. As
indicated in the paragraph bridging pages 3 and 4 of the
specification
A release layer, such as a thin coating of a silicone
material, is provided on the outer surface of the label
panel. This release layer adherently retains and
supports an adhesively coated label that is pressed onto
that surface and will readily release such a label, i.e.
will permit the label to be peeled off cleanly with
little effort, normally without tearing or splitting the
label or leaving any residue therefrom on the label panel
surface. Thereby labels applied to the label panel are
exposed outwardly relative to the arm for viewing by
customers who pass by the display. The labels also are
readily removable and replaceable, as well as
1Decided concurrently herewith is the appeal in
appellant's copending application S.N. 08/754,245, filed
November 20, 1996 (Appeal No. 2000-1666).
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