Appeal No. 2003-1439
Application No. 09/896,112
the garment (column 2, lines 6-14) to cool the wearer in heated
environments.
Accordingly, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary
skill in the art at the time the invention was made to secure the
ice pockets to the center and side panels of the apparatus to
provide cooling in those areas.
As for claim 15, De Rosa teaches that ice pockets may be sewn
into the garment (column 1, lines 49-50). Accordingly, it would
have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time
the invention was made to sew the ice pockets to the main panel.
As for claims 16, 17, and 18, Buckley discloses VelcroŽ
straps (claim 18) which are secured to each side section (column
5, lines 25-38) (claim 16). De Rosa teaches that the straps may
also be VelcroŽ and be two piece securable to each other (claim
17) and removable by pulling apart (column 2, lines 50-61).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the
art at the time the invention was made to substitute the two-part
velcro strips for the straps of Buckley in order to ease
attachment of the device in the manner illustrated by DeRosa.
It would also have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the
art to choose the hook and loop fastener for ease of attachment of
the device.
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