Appeal No. 1999-2632
Application 08/707,097
“a resiliently resetting press portion . . . hermetically
sealingly connected to the housing and resiliently moveable
relative thereto” (claim 40). In contrast, the corresponding
cover component (56, 156) in Tieke’s tablet dispenser is not
disclosed as being resilient/elastic and is reset via a remote
biasing means (80, 180). The examiner has turned to Meshberg
to cure this deficiency.
Meshberg pertains to vacuum pump dispensers for viscous
products. The Figure 10 embodiment relied upon by the
examiner includes a cylinder 190, a piston 196, a pumping
compartment 225, a dispensing spout 210 and a flexible dome
218. Pressing the dome forces a dose of the product from the
pumping compartment through the dispensing spout, and
releasing the dome allows it to resume its normal shape and
draws an additional dose of the product into the pumping
compartment (see column 8, line 62 through column 9, line 61).
In proposing to combine Tieke and Meshberg, the examiner
explains that
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