Appeal No. 2005-1815
Application No. 10/057,719
Claims 3, 13, 20, 23, 26 and 30 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Boyd in view of Browne
and Hageman.
Claims 8, 24 and 28 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over Crocker in view of Browne.
Attention is directed to the main brief filed October 14,
2003 and reply brief filed February 27, 2004 and to the Office
action mailed March 5, 2003 and answer mailed December 23, 2003
for the respective positions of the appellant and examiner
regarding the merits of these rejections.
DISCUSSION
I. The 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) rejection of claims 1, 9, 11, 12, 22,
25, 27 and 29 as being unpatentable over Boyd in view of Browne
Boyd discloses a liner for a golf hole cup. The liner (see
Figures 1 and 2) comprises a strip of flexible plastic that is
rolled into a cylinder with overlapping ends and placed into a
golf hole cup. Once in the cup, the strip opens out under its
natural resilience to tightly engage the wall of the cup. Boyd
teaches that the liner is reversible and may be cleaned and
re-used multiple times (see page 2, lines 31 through 35).
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