Appeal No. 2003-1119
Application 09/756,588
Appellant’s invention is directed to a dual sleeved sock
(Fig. 1) including an inner cuff (15) and a foldable outer cuff
(40) wherein the inner cuff is held against the wearer’s leg and
operates in an identical manner to conventional socks, while the
outer cuff is adapted to be folded down over the top of the
wearer’s boot and boot laces to prevent the entry of dirt, rocks,
ticks, insects and the like into the boot (Fig. 2). Independent
claim 1 is representative of the subject matter on appeal and a
copy of that claim can be found in the Appendix to appellant’s
brief.
The prior art references relied upon by the examiner in
rejecting the appealed claims are:
Meengs et al. (Meengs) 2,578,895 Dec. 18, 1951
Kearns 4,513,589 Apr. 30, 1985
Claims 1 through 4 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)
as being anticipated by Meengs.
Claims 5 through 8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over Meengs in view of Kearns.
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