Appeal No. 2001-1402
Application 09/287,838
In view of the foregoing, rejection (1) will be sustained
as to claims 1, 5 and 6, as well as to claims 3 and 25 which
appellant has not argued separately from claim 1, but not
sustained as to claim 7.
Rejection (2)
Claim 14 recites:
14. An accessory in combination with a shoe selected
from the group consisting of a first type of shoe, having a
lace-type closure, and a second type of shoe, having a hook-
and-loop-type closure, comprising:
a base;
a first means, on the base, for selectively anchoring the
base to the lace-type closure on the first type of shoe
without interfering with operation of the lace-type closure;
a second means, on the base, for selectively anchoring
the base to the hook-and-loop-type closure on the second type
of shoe without interfering with operation of the hook-and-
loop type closure; and
an amusing object connected to the base and visible from
above in each said combination.
Gourley discloses a shoe in combination with a safety
guard 1 for the shoe laces. The guard has inner and outer
hinged members 2, 4 with interengaging hook and loop material
9 on their facing surfaces. A tab 5 on the inner member is
snapped around a lace 7, and the ends of the laces are tied in
8
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