Appeal No. 2006-1769
Application No. 09/784,292
have looked to these references to solve the general problem facing
the inventor.
We further find that there is sufficient motivation to combine
these references to render the claimed invention obvious. Kuen ‘162
discloses all of the elements of claims 1, 21, and 34, except for an
explicit disclosure of panel members each having a waist edge that is
non-parallel with a leg edge when the side panels are in a laid flat
configuration. Kuen ‘162 provides, however, an explicit suggestion to
use strap members having a region with shapes other than rectangular.
(See Kuen ‘162, col. 5, lines 59-63).
Keuhn, Jr. teaches the interchangeability of a strap having both
ends refastenable with a strap having one end permanently attached to
the chassis and another end refastenable to the chassis. (See Keuhn,
Jr., col. 9, lines 24-34). Both Keuhn, Jr. and Sauer disclose garments
having straps with shapes other than rectangular, and more
specifically, shapes in which the waist edge is non-parallel to the leg
edge when in a laid flat configuration. (See Keuhn, Jr., Figure 6 and
Sauer, col. 9, lines 1-5).
A person of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention
and confronted with the general problem faced by the appellants
would have been motivated to apply the teachings of different strap
member
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