Appeal No. 2005-2470
Application No. 10/115,068
and a cushion insert between said inner and outer
linings beneath one of said opposing face surfaces; and
wherein said sleeve, when worn on the arm, is of a
length to extend past the crook of a wearer's elbow;
wherein said sleeve and said insert are of a soft
fabrication to comfortably support the head of an infant resting
upon said sleeve slipped on a mother's arm during breast and
bottle feeding; and
wherein said opposite ends of said sleeve are of a
dimension to afford both easy slide-in of said sleeve around the
arm when feeding is to be had and easy slide-off of said sleeve
from around the arm for storage when feeding has been completed;
whereby said sleeve is worn about the arm substantially
only when said breast and bottle feeding of the infant occurs.
The examiner relies upon the following references in the
rejections of the appealed claims.
Lerman 4,832,010 May 23, 1989
Nix, Jr. (Nix) 5,807,300 Sep. 15, 1998
Korobow 6,224,564 May 1, 2001
Appellant's claimed invention is directed to a sleeve for
slipping on the arm of an individual. The sleeve comprises inner
and outer linings and a cushion insert between the linings. Both
the sleeve and the insert are of a soft fabrication. The sleeve
can be worn to provide support for an infant's head during breast
and bottle feeding.
Appealed claims 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 9 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Lerman. Claims 3, 5
and 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
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