Appeal No. 2002-0358
Application No. 09/076,356
roll on a hollow cylindrical core, comprising
a one piece, integral molded plastic body having a bottom
panel, sidewalls extending upwardly from said bottom panel,
and means for separating individual bags from said roll,
wherein said sidewalls converge from said bottom panel so as
to apply a braking force to a core supported between said
sidewalls, said sidewalls each including an inner stub axle
for receiving an end of said hollow cylindrical core, the
diameters of the stub axles relative to the inner diameter of
the core being such that the core can rotate on the axles but
its rotation is retarded by friction between the inner surface
of said core and the stub axles.
THE PRIOR ART
The references relied on by the examiner to support the
final rejection are:
Adams 3,799,466 Mar. 26,
1974
Anderson 4,771,966 Sep. 20,
1988
Kannankeril et al.(Kannankeril) 5,813,585 Sep. 29,
1998
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1 and 2 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Kannankeril in view of Adams.
Claim 3 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Kannankeril in view of Adams and Anderson.
Attention is directed to the appellant’s main and reply
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