Appeal Number: 2006-2894
Application Number: 10/375,188
THE INVENTION
The appellants claim a bag or liner for collecting items
such as household waste that can produce unpleasant odors.
Claim 1 is illustrative:
1. A bag or liner adapted to collect items, the bag or
liner comprising:
a first thermoplastic body panel;
a second thermoplastic body panel, the first and second
body panels joined along a pair of opposing sides and a bottom
bridging the sides so as to form an open mouth, the joined first
and second body panels forming an interior space for collecting
items; and
at least one structure being a patch, tape or pouch, the
at least one structure comprising a first layer being a barrier
layer and including an odor-masking and/or neutralizing agent,
the first layer being attached to the bag or liner via attaching
means such that the odor-masking and/or neutralizing agent is in
communication with the interior space.
THE REFERENCES
Lin 4,105,144 Aug. 8, 1978
Cappuzzo et al. (Cappuzzo) 4,944,393 Jul. 31, 1990
THE REJECTION
Claims 1-9, 14-17, 19-25 and 27-29 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Lin in view of
Cappuzzo.
OPINION
We affirm the aforementioned rejection.
The appellants state that the claims stand or fall together
(brief, page 3). We therefore limit our discussion to the sole
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