Appeal No. 2002-1123
Application No. 09/110,987
7 and 9) or withdrawn from further consideration pursuant to 37
CFR § 1.142(b) (1959) (claims 10, 13, 14, and 17).
The subject matter on appeal relates to a dispenser for a
roll of flexible stretchable film to be used as a hand covering.
Further details of this appealed subject matter are recited in
representative claim 1 reproduced below:
1. A dispenser for a roll of flexible
stretchable film to be used as a hand covering, the
roll of film defining a central axis, and having first
and second surfaces, with the first surface including
an applied adhesive, the dispenser comprising:
a housing to receive the roll of film;
an edge operative to separate the film drawn off
the roll into individual sheets for use; and
a base member between the roll and the edge over
which the film is drawn, with the first surface facing
outwardly, and wherein the base member defines an area
of at least 40 square inches to permit placement of
the palmar surface of an average adult human hand
thereagainst to be covered by the flexible,
stretchable film.
The examiner relies on the following prior art references
as evidence of unpatentability:
Stoller 3,229,875 Jan. 18, 1966
Garr 4,607,774 Aug. 26, 1986
Claims 3 and 8 on appeal stand rejected under the second
paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112 as indefinite. (Examiner’s answer
mailed Nov. 1, 2001, paper 18, page 3.) Further, claims 1
through 3, 5, 6, and 8 on appeal stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
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