Appeal No. 2002-1002
Application No. 08/820,506
14. A surface contacting element for use in
constructing a vehicle laundry implement comprising
first and second parallel and substantially uniform
layers of physically integrated non-woven fibrous
cloth-like material of contrasting colors made
according to the process which comprises the steps of:
(a) providing a first quantity of fibrous
non-woven material of a first color;
(b) providing a second quantity of fibrous
material of a second contrasting color;
(c) needle punching the first and second
quantities for a sufficient time to create physically
but non-adhesively integrated sheet-like layers of
readily distinguishable contrasting colors; and
(d) cutting the resulting integrated material
into a desired shape for use in the manner set forth
above.
16. A multiple layer, pliable, sheet-like carwash
brush element comprising at least first and second
layers of contrasting colors which are non-adhesively
integrated by needle punching to create an essentially
unitary structure while preserving the distinct colors
of said layers;
said body1 having at least one attachment
structure formed therein.
The references relied upon by the examiner are:
McCord 3,725,166 Apr. 13, 1970
Pecora 4,377,878 Mar. 29, 1983
Lochner 3,705,064 Dec. 05, 1972
1Appellant may wish to amend this claim to provide antecedent basis for
the term “body”, which also appears in dependent claim 17.
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