Appeal No. 2006-1255
Application No. 10/655,076
Rejection of claim 17 under
35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph
The appellant does not challenge the rejection of claim 17
under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, but, rather, states that
“[i]t has been proposed to change ‘interior’ to ‘exterior’ to
rectify this indefiniteness” (brief, page 7). Because the
rejection of claim 17 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, is
not challenged, we summarily affirm that rejection.
Rejection of claims 1, 7, 14 and 15 under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) over Kellogg ‘188 or Kellogg ‘924
Kellogg ‘924 is a reissue of Kellogg ‘188. Consequently, we
address only one of these references, i.e., Kellogg ‘188.
Kellogg ‘188 discloses a collapsible container for storing
and transporting objects such as garments and toys (col. 1,
lines 15-19). The container has side panels (20) comprised of a
frame (22), a web (24) and edging (26) (col. 3, lines 54-56).
“The web 24 is a flexible foldable material, such as nylon cloth
or nylon mesh, but can be any suitably flexible material. The
nylon, or other flexible material, may be solid or perforated”
(col. 3, lines 62-65). The elements of the container preferably
are attached by stitching, but can be attached by other methods
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