Appeal 2007-0486
Application 10/441,484
Appellants’ invention is directed to a towel including protrusive
ridges located within the towel base, which towel is disclosed as being
useful for cleaning and dusting (Specification 5 and 6). Claim 11 is
illustrative and reproduced below.
11. In an ergonomically designed, hand reactive cleaning-dusting towel
with superior handling properties, comprising:
a single layer of body material having a plurality of protrusive ridges
formed by sewing, occurring within and on said body of material, a
means for superior finger grip, hand grasp and handling properties;
a plurality of separated panels delineated by said protrusive ridges for
structure and dimension so as to require less hand grip to maneuver
the tower thereby reducing hand fatigue;
a said plurality of protrusive ridges strategically positioned throughout
said body of material providing concentrations of mass thereby adding
substance and bulk to a cloth without adding an additional amount of
fabric;
said plurality of protrusive ridges for creating finger hold for ease of
scrunching or wadding of said towel within a user’s hand;
said protrusive ridges that automatically tend to fold at a seam site
when said towel is applied to a surface or put into motion by contact
with a said user’s hand;
ready-made folded edges for crevice cleaning.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art references as evidence
in rejecting the appealed claims:
Eng US 3,193,844 Jul. 13, 1965
Hoffman US 4,091,491 May 30, 1978
Ruddy US 5,666,679 Sep. 16, 1997
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