Application of Pedley

JACKSON, Judge.

The appellant sought a patent for Flower Protective Shields by filing his application therefor, Serial No. 777,513, dated October 2, 1947.

His claims, two in number, were finally rejected by the Primary Examiner, which rejection was affirmed by the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office; hence the appeal to this court. The rejected claims read as follows:

“8. A protective covering for blooms of the Strelitzia family consisting of an elongated rectangular flat waterproof envelope of waterproof sheet material, said envelope having only two sides, said sides being…