Appeal No. 1997-1878 Application 08/372,532 because these panels are at each end of the series of panels 1, 6, 7, 24, 25 of which the sleeve is constituted, and are adhered together to form the sleeve. We do not consider this position to be well taken, because in the first place, the claim requires a sleeve, and the Holley carrier does not become a sleeve, i.e., a tubular packaging or cover, until 5 panels 42, 43 are adhered together and the carrier takes the form shown in Fig. 2. That being the case, panels 42, 43 are not end closures for each end of the sleeve, as required by claim 1, but rather they are part of the side wall of the sleeve itself. We find no teaching in Holley, or in either of Stout or Skillen, which would suggest placing hand-hole apertures and at least one score line as defined in claim 1 in the end closure flaps of Holley, as for example, in flaps 3, 55, etc. Absent any such teaching or suggestion, the rejections of claims 1, 2, 4, 5 and 8 cannot be sustained. 5 See the definition of “sleeve” in footnote 4, supra. 4Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007