Appeal No. 97-4153
Application No. 08/498,375
for producing a soft drink in situ and for dispensing the drink.
It reads as follows:
1. A squeeze canteen for producing in situ a soft drink and
for dispensing this drink comprising:
A. collapsible pouch molded to simulate a character
provided with a female socket creating the mouth of the
pouch and a charge of flavor crystals deposited in the
pouch;
B. a removable male nozzle plug insertable in the
socket to seal the pouch after it has been filled with
liquid to dissolve the flavor crystals to produce a soft
drink, said plug being provided with a normally-closed valve
which when opened and the pouch is then squeezed permits the
discharge of said soft drink from the nozzle plug; said
pouch being formed of synthetic plastic material.
THE REFERENCES
The references relied upon by the examiner to support the
final rejection are:
Nadler 3,157,314 Nov. 17, 1964
Paquette 4,702,473 Oct. 27, 1987
THE REJECTION
Claim 1 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Nadler in view of Paquette.
The rejection is explained in the Examiner's Answer.
The opposing viewpoints of the appellant are set forth in
the Brief and the Reply Brief.
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