Appeal No. 2006-0476
Application No. 10/365,258
Nykoluk discloses a retractable identification card for a piece of
baggage. The baggage has a bezel, exterior portion item 66 shown in
figures 1 through 4. The identification tag is contained in a holder, item 70
shown in figures 8 through 12. The tag has a flat surface that displays
information to a user when the holder is pulled out of said bezel. See
figure 2, and column 1, lines 56 through 65. The label holder has pull or
tab, arch item 130, to pull the holder from the bezel. See column 6, lines 4
through 7. The label holder makes use of a sleeve, item 70, which
prevents the label holder from being fully removed, the barbs item 134 of
holder 70 prevent the holder from being removed. See column 6, lines 29
through 33. The sleeve, item 70 is mounted to receptacle item 72, which
is independent from the bezel (exterior portion), item 66. Hence, the bezel
is removable without removing the label from the equipment. Thus, we
find that Nykoluk anticipates claims 23 and 24.
With regard to claims 29 and 32, which contain limitations directed to the
modification of the information on the label, we note that Nykoluk teaches that
the information card can be made of paper, cardboard or plastic and contain
information to associate the bag with the person. See column 6, lines 48 through
59. As paper is notoriously well known as being “adapted to receive information
from a user,” Nykoluk strongly suggests that the label is modifiable by the user as
claimed in claim 29. Nonetheless, we note that it is common in the art of luggage
tags to provide a blank card, or tag, with pre-printed headers such as “Name”
and “Address” with a luggage tag. Such a tag provides areas for user modifiable
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