Appeal No. 2001-0225
Application 09/085,021
second side edges, respectively, to define first and second
removable side margin portions.”
Ogawa discloses a continuous sheet 71 of envelope blanks
72. The continuous sheet includes perforation lines 73 along
its longitudinal edges (apparently to facilitate gripping and
feeding the sheet), split lines 74 adjacent to and inboard of
the perforation lines for separating them from the sheet, and
tearable transverse weakening lines 75 at regular intervals
along
the sheet delimiting individual envelope blanks. Each blank
comprises first and second folding lines 76 and 77 defining a
sealing flap 78, a front area 79 and a rear area 80, first
adhesive-agent coated zones 81 on the rear area 80 along the
inner edge of the perforation split lines 74, a second
adhesive-agent coated zone 82 traversing the sealing flap 78,
and a perforated line 87 parallel with the inner edge of either
of the first adhesive-agent coated zones 81 for opening the
sealed envelope.
In proposing to combine Baker and Ogawa to reject claim
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