Appeal No. 96-3611
Application No. 08/306,688
were canceled. In a subsequent communication (paper number 16),
the examiner indicated that claims 4, 8 and 9 now stand allowed.
Accordingly, claim 1 is the only claim on appeal.
The disclosed invention relates to a transparent tube for
displaying a baseball bat.
Claim 1 reads as follows:
1. Apparatus for displaying a collectable baseball bat
comprising:
an elongated transparent tube having an internal surface
greater in cross-section than any portion of the collectable
baseball bat, whereby the collectable baseball bat may be
inserted in said tube with either end of the collectable baseball
bat foremost;
the length of said tube exceeding the length of the
collectable baseball bat;
a pair of identical closures formed of a resilient plastic
material;
each closure defining a peripheral flange constructed and
arranged to snugly engage either end of said tube;
each closure having an internally projecting flange portion
defining a concave surface resiliently adapted to engage the
adjacent end of the collectable baseball bat when inserted in
said tube, whereby the collectable baseball bat is resiliently
supported between said concave surfaces when both said closures
are respectively applied to the ends of said tube.
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