Appeal No. 96-2715
Application 08/359,673
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134
from the examiner’s rejection of claims 2, 3, 6-10, 24 and 25,
which constitute all the claims remaining in the application.
An amendment after final rejection was filed on July 18, 1995
and was entered by the examiner. This amendment resulted in
the removal of a rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 112.
The disclosed invention pertains to a sealed container
comprising a base, wide-mouth jar and a removable lid which
seals the wide-mouth opening with the lid.
Representative claim 24 is reproduced as follows:
24. A sealed container which is easily opened and
resealed comprising:
(a) a base, wide-mouth jar for containing a substance,
said jar including:
(1) a bottom wall;
(2) a side enclosure extending upwardly from said
bottom wall and including an upper portion disposed radially
about a central axis with a screw thread about said upper
portion; and
(3) a curved upper wall extending inwardly and
upwardly from said upper portion of said side enclosure and
radially about the central axis, said curved upper wall
forming a truncated dome, and said upper wall including a
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