Appeal No. 2001-0669
Application No. 09/198,637
relates to a wrist cover and more particularly to a
tubular-shaped wrist cover which may be slipped over
the hand of a person for covering the upper portion of
the person’s hand, the person’s wrist and the lower
portion of the person’s sleeve to prevent snow or the
like from coming into contact with the person’s hand,
wrist and lower arm.
A further understanding of the invention can be derived
from a reading of exemplary claim 1, which is reproduced in the
appendix to appellant’s brief.
The references applied in the final rejection are:
Samuels et al. (Samuels) 3,416,518 Dec.
17,
1968
Matthews 5,402,536 Apr. 4,
1995
MacMorran 5,827,207 Oct.
27,
1998
Gregory, minor et al. (Gregory) 5,864,886 Feb. 2,
1999
Ho (Brithis Application) 2,245,477 Jan.
8,
1992
Claim 1 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being
anticipated by Samuels.
Claims 2 and 3 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Samuels in view of Gregory.
Claim 4 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Samuels in view of Ho.
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