Appeal No. 2001-0669
Application No. 09/198,637
Claim 5 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Samuels in view of MacMorran.
Claim 6 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Samuels in view of Matthews.
Reference is made to appellant’s brief (Paper No. 10) and
to the examiner’s answer (Paper No. 11) for the respective
positions of appellant and the examiner regarding the merits of
these rejections.
Discussion
Considering first the rejection of claim 1 as being
anticipated by Samuels, claim 1 sets forth a wrist cover “for
covering the wrist of a user wearing a coat having sleeves and a
hand covering having a thumb,” said wrist cover comprising a
flexible, generally tubular member having a central portion and
forward and rearward ends, with the central portion being
“adapted to be positioned loosely over a portion of the user’s
hand covering, wrist and lower sleeve area.” Appellant contends
(brief, page 5) that Samuels does not anticipate claim 1
because, among other things, the cover of Samuels is designed to
fit snugly over a cast. In response to this argument, the
examiner takes the position (answer, pages 6-7) that the
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