Appeal No. 2006-1101
Application No. 10/193,560
cutting and tack-sealing action to the zipper whereby ends of
the zipper are tack-sealed when cut from the continuous length
of zipper.
5. An apparatus for cutting and producing tack-seals on a
zipper supplied from a continuous length of zipper, said
apparatus comprising:
means for simultaneously cutting and fusing a first end
section of the continuous length of zipper so that a first tack-
seal is provided at the first end section; and
means for simultaneously cutting and fusing a second end
section of the continuous length of zipper so that a second
tack-seal is provided at the second end section such that ends
of the zipper are tack-sealed when cut from the continuous
length of zipper.
The references set forth below are relied upon by the
examiner as evidence of anticipation and obviousness:
Brey et al. (Brey) 3,859,152 Jan. 7, 1975
Marbach 4,140,046 Feb. 20, 1979
McLean 4,317,697 Mar. 2, 1982
Diez et al. (Diez) 4,767,482 Aug. 30, 1988
Fukuyama 5,358,592 Oct. 25, 1994
Linkiewicz 6,012,264 Jan. 11, 2000
Under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b):
All appealed claims are rejected as anticipated by Diez;
Claims 1 and 5 are rejected as anticipated by Fukuyama;
Claims 1 and 5 are rejected as anticipated by Marbach; and
Claim 5 is rejected as anticipated by Linkiewicz.
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