Appeal No. 1998-3413
Application No. 08/512,782
surface of the rim of the flower pot (18), we must agree with
appellant (brief, page 23) that the locking tabs or lips (15)
of Coleman’s collar or ring member are not molded "at an outer
extremity of the ring member" as required in claim 3 on
appeal.
Coleman expressly indicates that the collar or ring
member (10) includes a planar annular portion (11) with a
downturned outer lip (12) and a downturned annular lip (13) at
the center. Integrally formed on the underneath side of the
annular portion (11) are three equally spaced supports (17).
These supports are described in Coleman (col. 2, lines 16-17)
as increasing in vertical height "from their outer extremities
under the lip 12" and as terminating in a vertical face (16)
which rests against a portion of the rim of the pot. The
horizontally extending lips or locking tabs (15) of Coleman
extends transversely to the vertical edge (16) and towards the
central portion of the collar or ring member (10) below the
downturned lip (13) so as to ride under the horizontal
shoulder (18N) of the rim of the flower pot. With this
analysis, it is clear to us that the locking tabs or lips (15)
6
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007