Appeal No. 98-1252 Page 7
Application No. 08/642,184
of the teachings of White. The appellant, however, argues that
the bottom wall 7 has a protrusion 6 that precludes Cordero's
combination of a dental dispenser 2 and a squeezable toothpaste
container 1 from standing upright, and that "[r]emoving the
protrusion will thereby completely change the intended function
of Sanches Cordero which allows for replacement of the roll of
dental floss" (brief, page 21). The appellant also contends
that Cordero does not teach a means adjacent the top wall (as
distinguished from bottom wall) of the housing of the dental
floss dispenser that interfits with the cap means in such a
manner that the dispenser is removably mounted on the cap
means.
We are unpersuaded by such contentions. In our view,
Cordero teaches all the subject matter defined by the claims
under consideration with the exception that bottom wall 7 of
the housing of Cordero's floss dispenser is provided with a
protrusion 6 which would appear to prevent the dispenser from
standing completely "upright" (claims 12 and 22) or "squarely"
(claims 15 and 17) on a planar surface. That is, Cordero
teaches a combination of a dental floss dispenser and a
squeezable toothpaste container including a flexible tube means
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