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                 Appeal 2007-0796                                                                                      
                 Application 10/236,088                                                                                
                                      an elongated member disposed within the                                          
                               housing, the elongated member substantially                                             
                               extractable and retractable through the aperture in                                     
                               the housing.                                                                            
                               11. An apparatus comprising:                                                            
                                      an inner cylindrical wall comprising an                                          
                               interior surface and an exterior surface, a                                             
                               container, a cap for the container;                                                     
                                      one of the cap and the container having an                                       
                               outer cylindrical wall comprising an interior                                           
                               surface and an exterior surface, wherein the outer                                      
                               cylindrical wall encompasses the inner cylindrical                                      
                               wall, wherein the exterior surface of the inner                                         
                               cylindrical wall and the interior surface of the                                        
                               outer cylindrical wall define an annular housing                                        
                               therebetween, wherein the outer cylindrical wall                                        
                               defines an aperture in the outer cylindrical wall;                                      
                               and                                                                                     
                                      an elongated member disposed within the                                          
                               annular housing, the elongated member                                                   
                               substantially extendable and retractable through                                        
                               the aperture in the outer cylindrical wall.                                             
                               25. A method comprising:                                                                
                                      pulling a portion of an elongated member                                         
                               from a container having a cap and a body through                                        
                               an aperture in one of the cap and the body to                                           
                               extract a portion of a ribbon therefrom.                                                
                               33. A method comprising:                                                                
                                      forming a container and a cap for a                                              
                               container, wherein one of the cap and container                                         
                               houses an elongated member extractable therefrom                                        
                               by pulling a portion of the elongated member                                            
                               through an aperture in one of the cap and                                               
                               container.                                                                              


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