Appeal No. 2001-2422
Application No. 08/817,573
Appellants' invention relates to a pants-type sanitary
napkin or incontinence guard for women and, more specifically,
to such an article having improved fit on users of all sizes.
As explained generally on page 2 of the specification,
appellants have provided a waist border on the article wherein
the border will have greater resistance to stretch in those
parts of the border that are located in the side parts than in
the remaining parts. This allows those parts of the waist
border which have a lower stretch resistance to be stretched
first, while those parts which have a greater stretch
resistance to only be stretched when necessary. Appellants
note that this provides the advantage that fewer models or
sizes of the articles need be produced in order to accommodate
variations in the body shapes of users while providing a good
and snug fit. Independent claim 1 is representative of the
subject matter on appeal and a copy of that claim may be found
in Appendix A of appellants' brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner are:
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