Appeal No. 1999-2783
Application No. 08/654,034
Budge. Hill discloses an archery bow-mounted blind that
includes a camouflage sheet (16) of vinyl material and a
support structure (18). The sheet (16) has a plurality of
chevron-shaped cuts (20) therethrough forming a corresponding
number of flaps (22) which simulate foliage and provide
openings which allow clear observation by an archer using the
bow to which the blind is mounted.
In the examiner's view, Fussell discloses a floating
device comprising a plurality of floating discs (15, 16, 17),
each having at least one aperture (20) therein. The examiner
concedes that Fussell fails to disclose a) a blocking means
attached to the floating pieces for blocking at least a
portion of the sun’s rays, b) a buoyant framework as set forth
in claims 1 through 5 on appeal, and c) material connected to
a planar rectangular framework and covering the at least one
large opening therein, wherein the material has a plurality of
apertures for allowing a predetermined portion of the sun's
rays through the said at least one opening.
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