Appeal No. 2001-0483 Page 3
Application No. 08/996,842
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a dispenser for
consuming popped-popcorn in movie houses, entertainment
arenas, amusement parks and the like (specification, p. 1). A
copy of the claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix
to the appellant's brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Hoffmann 3,072,277 Jan. 8,
1963
Fisher 3,537,623 Nov. 3,
1970
Harz 172,689 3 Oct. 31,
1934
(Switzerland)
Claims 1, 14 and 21 to 24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as being anticipated by Harz.
3In determining the teachings of Harz, we will rely on
the translation of record provided by the USPTO.
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