Appeal No. 2000-1871 Page 15
Application No. 08/907,398
Claim 26
We will not sustain the rejection of claim 26 under
35 U.S.C. § 103.
Claim 26 recites a binder cover comprising, inter alia, a
front cover stiffening member; a rear cover stiffening member;
an outer synthetic woven sheet; and an inner synthetic sheet
which is a continuous film. Claim 26 further recites that the
inner and outer synthetic sheets are disposed on opposite
sides of the front and rear cover stiffening members and are
welded together around their respective peripheries.
Claim 26 was rejected on the same basis as set forth
above with respect to claim 10 (see pages 2-3 of the first
Office action which action was incorporated by reference on
page 3 of the answer). The appellant argues (brief, p. 18)
that welding together of an outer synthetic woven sheet to an
inner synthetic continuous film sheet is not taught or
suggested by the applied prior art. We agree. Moor clearly
teaches stitching together of outer synthetic woven sheet to
an inner synthetic woven sheet. Desmarais clearly teaches
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