Appeal No. 97-3757
Application 08/298,351
The claims on appeal are reproduced in Appendix A of
appellants’ brief.
The reference applied in the final rejection is:
Claydon et al. (Claydon) 4,885,924 Dec. 12, 1989
Claims 53, 56 to 64, 67 to 75, 78 to 87 and 90 to 111 stand
finally rejected as anticipated by Claydon, under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b).
The examiner takes the position that the appealed claims are
all readable on the container arrangement shown in Fig. 10 of
Claydon.
We will first consider the four independent claims on
appeal, claims 53, 64, 75 and 87.
Claim 53
Claim 53 recites, inter alia, a panel positioning portion
positioned between the supporting surface and the center panel
and comprising (1) a second part which extends outwardly from its
lower end to its upper end, and (2) a third part, above the
second part, extending inwardly from its lower end to its upper
end. The claim then recites:
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