Appeal No. 2005-1415 Page 2
Application No. 09/253,174
INTRODUCTION
The claims are directed to subject matter in the field of adhesive-coated stickers and, in
particular, to stickers that can be temporarily adhered to a surface using non-destructive
adhesive. The stickers of the claims have weakened tear lines at particular locations. Claims 13
and 19 are illustrative:
13. A temporary posting adhesive-coated sticker capable of being temporarily attached
to an application surface, comprising:
a sheet of opaque flexible material, said sheet having a perimeter defined by two parallel
side edges, a top edge and a bottom edge, said sheet having at least one first area and at least one
second area; said first area extending to said top edge of said perimeter and extending from one
of said parallel side edges to the other of said parallel side edges and being completely and
continuously coated with a pressure sensitive adhesive coating; said second area being located
immediately adjacent to said first area and being substantially free from said adhesive coating
and providing a memo writing space; said adhesive coating being of a temporary adhesion nature
such that when said sticker is attached to and subsequently peeled off said application surface,
said pressure sensitive adhesive coating remains on said first area of said sticker and said
application surface suffers no damage; and,
at least one weakened tear line, selected from the group consisting of pre-slit cut lines,
perforated lines and microperforated lines, wherein said weakened tear line being of such a
shape and location that it substantially separates said at least one first area from said at least one
second area and wherein said weakened tear line providing a low tear strength that directs an
initial tear, started at one of the parallel side edges of said perimeter, to propagate along its path
by offering lower resistance to tear against an applied tear force.
19. A temporary posting adhesive-coated sticker capable of being temporarily attached
to an application surface, comprising:
a sheet of opaque flexible material, said sheet having a perimeter defined by two parallel
side edges, a top edge and a bottom edge, said sheet having at least one first area and at least one
second area; said first area extending to said top edge of said sheet perimeter and extending from
one of said parallel side edges to the other of said parallel side edges and being at least partially
coated with an adhesive coating; said second area being located immediately adjacent to said
first area and being substantially free from said adhesive coating and providing a memo writing
space; said adhesive coating being of a temporary adhesion nature such that when said sticker is
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