Appeal No. 98-1297
Application No. 08/555,836
claims 4 and 5 have been withdrawn as being directed to a non-
elected invention.
The appellant's invention is directed to an improvement
to a molded threaded closure of the type having a tamper-
indicating ring frangibly attached to the lower portion. The
subject matter before us on appeal is illustrated by reference
to claim 1, which reads as follows:
1. In a molded threaded closure of a type including a
planar end wall, an internally threaded cylindrical side wall
having an outer cylindrical surface, and a tamper-indicating
ring frangibly attached to a lower edge of said side wall,
said tamper-indicating ring having a radially inwardly
projecting bead on an inner cylindrical surface thereof, the
improvement comprising: said outer cylindrical surface of
said side wall having a radially outwardly extending bead
thereon, said bead including an outer surface and a lower
surface, said lower surface including an annular groove
therein, said groove being positioned adjacent an upper edge
of said tamper-indicating ring, said groove providing space
for radial expansion of said tamper-indicating ring during
removal of said closure from a male mold element after a
molding operation.
THE REFERENCE
The reference relied upon by the examiner to support the
final rejection is:
Towns et al. (Towns) 4,697,714 Oct. 6,
1987
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