Appeal No. 96-3999 Page 9
Application No. 08/395,719
something disclosed in the reference, i.e., all limitations of
the claim are found in the reference, or 'fully met' by it."
When applying this first interpretation, we read claim 1 on
Bourcart as follows: A first stackable container (Bourcart's vial
or bottle 40) for seasonings, such as salt, pepper and spices,
comprising: a hollow cylinder (Bourcart's base portion 41) having
an integral top wall (Bourcart's disc 42) and an integral bottom
wall (see Bourcart's Figure 3), a tubular mouth member
(Bourcart's neck 43) formed integral with the top wall and
centrally located on the top wall coaxial with the hollow
cylinder, said tubular mouth member having external threads
thereon and having a reduced diameter with respect to the
diameter of said top wail and extending upwardly from the plane
of said top wall (see Bourcart's Figure 3); said bottom wall
having a circular well (Bourcart's recess 51) centrally formed
therein coaxial with said cylinder and extending upwardly into
the interior of said cylinder (see Bourcart's Figure 3), and said
well having a selected diameter to receive the tubular mouth
member of a second like container to enable the first container
to be stacked on top of the second container (Bourcart's recess
51 has a diameter designed to receive the tubular mouth member
(i.e., projecting portion 49) of a second like container (e.g.,
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