Appeal No. 2006-1740
Application No. 10/337,124
said first flange portion being attached to said
first wall along a first attachment line
extending substantially from side to side of said
package;
a second zipper profile having a second
interlocking member engageable with said first
interlocking member and a second flange portion,
said second flange portion being attached to said
second wall along a second attachment line
extending substantially from side to side of said
package;
at least one of said first wall and said
first flange portion including a first wall
segment beyond said first attachment line, at
least one of said second wall and said second
flange portion including a second wall segment
beyond said second attachment line, said first
and second wall segments extending over said
first and second interlocking members, said first
wall segment being joined to said second wall
segment by a first frangible connection;
a slider disposed upon said interlocking
members for movement from side to side of said
package between a zipper fully open and a zipper
fully closed position, said first and second wall
segments extending over said slider; and
a second frangible connection below said
interlocking members joining said first wall to
said second wall.
The Examiner relies upon the following references as
evidence of unpatentability:
Thomas et al. (Thomas) 5,713,669 Feb. 3, 1998
Strand et al. (Strand) 6,360,513 Mar. 26, 2002
Tilman et al. (Tilman) 6,412,254 Jul. 2, 2002
Claims 1, 8 and 47 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Tilman and Strand.
2
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007