Appeal No. 1999-1911 Application No. 08/659,308 13 of the neck (column 3, line 74 through column 4, line 13; Figure 2a). Because the neck of Nardone terminates in a surface portion 12 having a plane, circular configuration (column 3, line 64), it cannot be considered to meet the requirement of claim 33 calling for a neck that terminates in a “sharp edge.” We note, however, that the Reinhard reference applied by the examiner against the claims is directed to a container for liquid cosmetics or the like substances (column 1, lines 4-5) and 4Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007