Appeal 2007-1856
Application 10/808,652
THE INVENTION
Appellants claim a closure device for a dropper bottle which is said to
provide for simultaneous sealing of a nozzle outlet and protection of internal
formations for enabling engagement and disengagement of the closure with a bottle
(Specification 1:3-8).
Claim 1, reproduced below, is the only claim on appeal.
1. A closure for a dropper bottle, said closure comprising:
a nozzle disposed on the bottle and having a neck and a shoulder, said neck
having an aperture at an end thereof for dropwise dispensing of a liquid, said
shoulder having an outstanding circumferential ring and threads disposed between
the ring and said neck;
a concave surface subtending said aperture; and
a cap having a top and an axially downwardly extending skirt, said top
having a seat, including a convex surface, for sealably engaging said aperture, said
skirt having internal grooves for engaging the shoulder threads and an internal
circumferential lip for sealably engaging the ring, the lip being spaced apart from
said aperture for enabling simultaneous sealing of said aperture and the ring upon
rotation of said cap onto said nozzle, the concave and convex surfaces having
equal radii for enabling a sealed rotational engagement with one another without
entry into said aperture.
THE REJECTIONS
The Examiner relies upon the following as evidence of unpatentability:
Baudin US 6,152,324 Nov. 28, 2000
Gerondale US 2004/0140319 A1 Jul. 22, 2004
The following rejections are before us for review.
1. Claim 1 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, as failing to
comply with the written description requirement.
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