Appeal No. 2004-1917 Page 6
Application No. 09/853,096
material characteristic of toys. Anello's novelty or toy item includes a length of roll
spring tape with ornamental preferably soft material affixed to one end to simulate an
animal head, and related toy-simulating material affixed at the other end to simulate an
animal tail or other remote body portion, and if desired, other material covering the tape
between its two ends whereby to simulate an animal body. The novelty or toy item may
be straightened and will hold itself straight (with the spring tape concave), the desired
action results when the tail portion and body portion are permitted to coil on
themselves, with the end to which the head-simulating material is affixed either rearing
itself more or less erect or coiling around the body portion.
Anello teaches (column 3, lines 2-8) that:
other forms than those of toy animals may be utilized; materials other than fluffed
materials may be used for covering the tape 10; the tape 10 may be covered on
both of its sides, as by encasing in an ornamental plastic soft flexible body; and
varying ornamental designs may be applied or incorporated depending on the
artistic ideas of the manufacturer.
Anello further teaches (column 2, lines 32-48) that if the user desires, the novelty or toy
item can be coiled around the user's wrist so as to be a novel bracelet.
Richards' invention relates to a reflector which is to be worn on the arm of a
pedestrian or cyclist as a warning to motorists after dark; and has for an object to
provide a light weight, small, convenient arm band which maybe worn on the arm of
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