Appeal 2007-3304
Application 10/488,775
to be supported on a leg of a human body so that said face is visible, the
device having means to ensure that the face remains substantially flat
enough for the images to remain viewable during normal movement of the
body and normal external forces, wherein the material of the planar element
is inherently of sufficient stiffness to lie against the leg, in use, but is not so
stiff as to cause injury if another person collides with the person wearing the
device, and wherein the securing means comprises a substantially non-
resilient tie or resilient band from which, in use when mounted on a leg, the
planar element depends, and which serves to secure the planar element to the
leg.
9. A device according to claim 1, wherein the planar element is double-
sided.
The Examiner relies upon the following reference:
Raeburn US 3,020,558 Feb. 13, 1962
We affirm.
DISCUSSION
Claims 1 and 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being
anticipated by Raeburn.
As Appellant does not argue the claims separately, we focus our
analysis on independent claim 1. Due to its brevity, the entire rejection is set
forth below.
Raeburn teaches a sash comprising a planar element . . .
having a face adapted to carry for display purposes an image or
images, the planar element being formed of a flexible woven
sash material and is secured to securing means such as a belt . .
. by which the device is adapted to be supported on a human
body so that the face is visible. The sash has means comprising
a loop member . . . to ensure that the face remains substantially
flat enough for the images to remain viewable during normal
movement of the body and normal external forces. (See column
3, lines 25- 35).
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