Appeal No. 2002-0358
Application No. 09/076,356
container 12. It is the combination of this
orientation of the container 12 and the connection
of the bottom 18 and the sides 14 which encourages
self-braking of the wound roll and [discourages] or
limits the wound roll from overspinning or moving
away from the flanges 16 and the bottom 18 as the
wound roll unwinds due to advancement of the plastic
bags AA out of the container 12. . . . In
practice, the orientation of the container 12 and
the configuration of the flanges 16 and the downward
orientation of the separating means 20 creates a
pinching effect on the wound roll to prevent it from
over-spinning regardless of the size of the roll
[column 5, lines 30 through 49].
Kannankeril also indicates that while the roll of plastic
bags need not be mounted on an axle, if desired an axle may be
provided within the container 12 to rotationally support the
roll (see column 6, lines 50 through 58).
As conceded by the examiner (see pages 3 and 4 in the
answer), Kannankeril fails to respond to the limitations in
representative claim 1 requiring the sidewalls (1) to converge
from the bottom panel so as to apply a braking force to a
core, and (2) to each include an inner stub axle for receiving
an end of the core. To overcome these deficiencies, the
examiner turns to Adams.
Adams discloses a ribbon/tape dispenser 1 comprising a U-
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