Appeal No. 2005-0927 Page 2
Application No. 09/954,788
wherein removal of the glove from the hand and positioning on the hands is carried out
without substantial effort. Specifically, such gloves are lined with non-conductive,
adhesively retained flock effective to facilitate removal of the glove from the hand with
the flock diminishing from the bases of the finger sheaths to be substantially absent at
the fingertip regions. A copy of the claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix to
the appellants’ brief.
The Prior Art
The examiner relied upon the following prior art references in rejecting the
appealed claims:
Barasch 3,761,965 Oct. 2, 1973
Barnett et al. (Barnett) 4,536,890 Aug. 27, 1985
Daum et al. (Daum) 2002/0075232 Jun. 20,
2002
(filed Dec. 10, 2001)
Hutchinson-Mapa (Hutchinson) 2,448,307 Sept. 5, 19801
(French patent document)
The Rejections
Claims 1-6 and 8-13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over Hutchinson in view of Daum and Barasch.
Claims 7 and 14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over Hutchinson in view of Daum, Barasch and Barnett.
1 We derive our understanding of this reference from the English language translation appended
to appellants’ brief.
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