Appeal No. 2006-0228
Application No. 10/158,028
prior art dispensers addressed by appellants is the ability of
such prior art dispensers to be easily misplaced or difficult to
locate among the numerous articles that can be carried in a
user’s purse, bag, pocket or automobile console (specification,
page 1). The clip of the present invention is said to solve this
problem by allowing the user to easily find and access the
dispenser by securing the dispenser to another article, such as a
user’s clothing, belt, or pocket, or an automobile interior such
as a visor, storage console, or glove compartment. In addition,
it is noted that the dispenser may be secured to a carrying case
such as a briefcase, purse, athletic bag, or other device for
transporting articles to enable the user to readily access the
dispenser (specification, page 6). Independent claim 1 is
representative of the subject matter on appeal and a copy of that
claim can be found in the Claims Appendix attached to appellants’
brief.
The prior art references relied upon by the examiner in
rejecting the appealed claims are:
Omata et al. (Omata) 5,947,294 Sep. 7, 1999
Mahaffey et al. (Mahaffey) 6,283,334 Sep. 4, 2001
Aylward 6,625,955 Sep. 30, 2003
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