Appeal 2006-1400
Application 10/649,128
Appellant claims a cover for a tiki torch. The cover is a generally cylindrical
outer housing and enclosed upper end with a drawstring in a conduit on the lower
end.
Claim 1, reproduced below, is further illustrative of the claimed subject
matter.
1. A torch cover comprising:
a generally cylindrical outer housing closed at an upper end by an upper
housing cover opposite an entry orifice at a lower end;
a circumscribing conduit formed about a lower circumference of said outer
housing near said entry orifice and having a conduit entry;
an internal retention volume formed within said housing of a dimension
approximately 10" wide and 12" long;
a drawstring entering and exiting said conduit entry in a manner such as to
entirely circumscribe said lower [end] of said cylindrical outer housing; and
drawstring retention means, said drawstring retention means comprising a
spring clip, said spring clip for impinging movement of said drawstring.
The references of record relied upon by the examiner as evidence of
obviousness are:
Kumasaka 4,477,247 Oct. 16, 1984
Spector 5,135,222 Aug. 4, 1992
Moore 5,775,722 July 7, 1998
Romero 6,102,076 Aug. 15, 2000
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