Ex parte PACKRALL et al. - Page 5




          Appeal No. 2000-0859                                       Page 5           
          Application No. 08/777,668                                                  


               Claim 9 reads as follows:                                              
                    A podium convertible from a shipping case, the                    
               podium comprising a container having a bottom wall, a                  
               vertical wall, an upper platform defining a work surface,              
               a decorative panel for extending about the container, and              
               means for detachably fastening said decorative panel to                
               said container to be flush with said platform.                         


               Rueter's invention relates to a thermos bottle liner                   
          system and more particularly pertains to maintaining a thermos              
          bottle cool while providing the user with a towel that can be               
          wetted to cool the body.  As shown in Figures 1-4, the thermos              
          bottle liner system generally designated by the reference                   
          numeral 10 includes (1) a thermal bottle 12 having a                        
          cylindrical side wall 14, a closed bottom wall 16 and an                    
          opening; (2) a lid 20 formed with an opening 22 with a                      
          removable cover 24 for pouring the contents of the bottle                   
          therefrom; (3) an inverted "U" shaped handle 26 having free                 
          ends 28 coupled to an upper extent of the bottle for                        
          transportation purposes; and (4) a cover 32 which is                        
          positionable in a cylindrical configuration around the side                 
          wall 14 of the bottle.  The cover 32 includes pile type                     
          fasteners 54 and 56  releaseably coupled with respect to each               








Page:  Previous  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  Next 

Last modified: November 3, 2007