In re Dense

The Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office affirmed a decision of the Primary Examiner rejecting, in view of the prior art, all of the claims, 1 to 5 inclusive, of an application for a patent alleging “new and useful improvements in Floor Mat.” The cited references are: Ellis, 1,784,803, December 9, 1930, and Glyco Chemicals, page 27, July 1938. From tliat decision this appeal was taken.

Claims 1 and 4 are illustrative of the subject matter on appeal and read as follows:

1. A floor mat comprising a supporting layer and an outer tacky layer of wax-like material haying a tread…