Appeal No. 97-4080
Application 08/432,079
The claimed invention is directed to a stand or modified
table used to hold beverage cans. Claim 1, reproduced below,
is further illustrative of the claimed subject matter.
1. A stand for holding beverage containers, said stand
being comprised of a table member for holding said beverage
containers and a support stand having a lower ground engaging
end and upper end engaging table member, said table member
having openings in the form of cup shaped receptacles for
receiving said beverage cans and said support stand
comprising an upstanding column having an upper end removably
connected to said table member, the upper end of the column
being removably received in a socket in the bottom of the
table member and a lower end being comprised of a collapsible
tripod base having three legs which in a collapsed position
are substantially axially positioned with respect to said
column, the table member being comprised of a plastic deck
having a downwardly depending peripheral flange for
strengthening the table member, the table member having a
substantially flat ground engaging surface comprised of the
bottom of said flange and bottom walls of said flange being
at least of substantially the same depth as said cup shaped
receptacle and said table member being employed as a tray
when removed from the socket.
The references of record relied upon by the examiner as
evidence of obviousness are:
Threlfall et al. (Threlfall) 2,733,881
Feb. 7, 1956
Kopmar 2,805,109 Sep. 3,
1957
Carlson et al. (Carlson) 3,665,867 May
30, 1972
The examiner has rejected claims 1, 5-8 and 10-12 under
2
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