Appeal No. 2004-0177
Application 09/792,574
Reid system lacks response to the additional limitations in the
claim requiring an upper frame element forming a transparent
retention means within an outer perimeter and attachment means
for attaching the upper frame element to the lower support
member. Reid discloses no such corresponding structures. To
supply these deficiencies, the examiner turns to either Levin or
Mitchell.
Levin discloses an arrangement for displaying a photograph
or the like on a garment such as a T-shirt. The arrangement
includes a transparent plastic window 2, a hook-and-loop fastener
3 affixed to the perimeter of the window, a complementary hook-
and-loop fastener 4 affixed to the surface 5 of the T-shirt, and
a photograph, paper or card 6 bearing indicia 7 sized to be
sandwiched and releasably held between the T-shirt and the window
within the boundaries of the hook-and-loop fasteners.
Mitchell discloses an apparatus for attaching decorative
patches to an article of clothing. Figure 12 illustrates an
embodiment wherein the apparatus 10 comprises a patch 12, a strip
of material 40 having a clear cover 42, and hook-and-loop
fasteners 26, 28, on the rear surfaces of the patch and strip of
material and on the facing surface of the article of clothing
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