Appeal No. 2001-1074 Page 8
Application No. 08/989,056
a head strap connected to said mask body at a right
head strap attachment point extending from said mask body
around the rear of a patient's head and connects with
said mask body at a left head strap attachment point, and
wherein said right head strap attachment point and said
left head strap attachment point allow for rotation
around the connection point [sic, the right and left head
strap attachment points] of the mask body and said head
strap;
a lower neck strap connected at a right lower neck
strap attachment point and extending around the rear of a
patient's neck with the opposite end of said lower neck
strap, opposite said right lower neck strap attachment
point, connecting to a left lower neck strap attachment
point, located on said mask body, opposite said right
lower neck strap attachment point;
a right lower port, said right lower port located on
the lower right portion of said mask body near the
patient's nose and mouth area;
a right lower port cap; said right lower port cap
covering said right lower port via a friction fit;
a right upper port; said right upper port located
directly above said right lower port;
a right upper port cap; said right upper port cap
covering said right upper port via a friction fit;
a left lower port, said left lower port located on
the lower, left portion of said mask body near the
patient's nose and mouth area;
a left lower port cap, said left lower port cap
covering said left lower port via a friction fit;
a left upper port; said left upper port located
directly above said left lower port; and
a left upper port cap, said left upper port cap [,
said left upper port cap] covering said left upper port
via a friction fit.
In rejecting claims under 35 U.S.C. § 103, the examiner
bears the initial burden of presenting a prima facie case of
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