Appeal No. 2004-0061
Application 09/745,762
Appellant’s invention relates to a bag for carrying articles
and, more particularly, to a bag used to carry sports items such
as sports clothing, athletic shoes, and related items used during
an athletic event. On page 3 of the specification, appellant
summarizes the invention as follows:
[t]he present invention is a sports bag which is
defined to include any carrying bag such as a duffel bag,
backpack, gym bag or other bag which is used to carry
articles such as sports equipment, a thermos, sports
clothing, etc., which includes a mat which is conveniently
stored inside the sports bag when not in use and can be
removed through an opening in the sports bag to permit the
mat to be extended transverse to the sports bag so that it
provides a flat surface on which the user may rest or place
articles. The rollout mat can be permanently affixed to the
sports bag or it can be removably affixed and attached by
means of fasteners such as male and female mating hook and
loop fasteners, snaps, etc.
On page 7 of the specification, appellant more particularly
notes that a preferred option of the invention is to house the
rollout mat (40) seen in Figures 1, 2 and 4 of the application
drawings within a separate interior compartment (50) within the
interior (14) of the sports bag (10) so that the rollout mat is
segregated from the rest of the interior of the sports bag. One
possible segregating means (52) is illustrated in Figure 4 and
comprises a flexible wall sewn into portions of the interior
surface (8) of the sports bag (10) to create the interior
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