Appeal No. 2001-1334
Application No. 09/251,656
. . . [T]he slit edge 30 of the layer 16 defines
the opening into the pouch 18 which permits the
turning inside out of the diaper. When the diaper
is soiled, one hand is then slipped into the pouch
18 to the edge 26 of the layer 16 where that edge is
grasped. At the same time the other hand pulls on
the slit edge 30 of the layer 16, the two hands
crossing over so as to turn the pouch inside out.
The resulting configuration places the inside layer
14 completely exposed on one side of the folded up
diaper with the layer 16 on the other side, the
absorbent pad 12 being thus completely enclosed
[column 2, line 5, through column 3, line 63].
According to the examiner (see page 4 in the answer), the
Schaar reference responds to all of the limitations in claim 1
in that it discloses an “exterior layer” in the form of fluid
impervious layer 16, an “interior layer” in the form of
absorbent pad 12 and/or fluid pervious cover sheet 20, “leg
holes” in the form of the leg openings shown in Figure 1,
“vertical edges” in the form of edges 22 and 24, an
“intermediate layer” in the form of fluid impervious layer 14,
a “horizontal slit” in the form of the slit which defines edge
30, and a “strip of an adhesive” and a “peel strip” in the
form of the adhesive and facing strips in zones 50.
Presumably, the examiner also considers Schaar to disclose a
“pocket” in the form of pouch 18.
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