Appeal No. 2004-1159
Application 10/108,315
such promotional packaging and consider applying any teachings
derived therefrom to appellant’s paper towel roll and holder
package set forth in claim 11 on appeal. As for the inventive
concept involved in independent claim 21, this claim essentially
addresses a roll of paper towels that is approximately one-half
the width of a conventional roll of paper towels. We suggest
that the examiner may wish to search prior art concerning
children’s play kitchens, where all aspects of the play kitchen
have been downsized to accommodate the play of small children,
perhaps even to the extent of having a small sized roll of paper
towels used in such a play kitchen.
With regard to claim 21, we also direct the examiner’s
attention to U.S. Patent No. 4,097,002 to John H. Krueger. More
specifically, we note Figure 2 of that patent and the disclosure
associated therewith (e.g., col. 1, lines 10-20 and lines 34-39,
col. 2, lines 62-68 and patent claim 3) concerning a roll of
paper towels (64) that is constructed so as to be separated into
smaller sections widthwise by having at least one continuous
longitudinal score line provided in the toweling and core (68),
whereby a separated discrete section of the roll of paper towels
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