Appeal No. 2001-1453 Page 2
Application No. 08/990,945
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a U-shaped clip adapted for retaining in a rolled-
up configuration a portion of a collapsible container such as a tube of toothpaste. An
understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1, which
appears 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:
Robb 1,513,009 Oct. 28, 1924
Bright 2,986,793 Jun. 6, 1961
Brown 3,604,067 Sep. 14, 1971
Hand II et al. (Hand) 3,892,334 Jul. 1, 1975
Frantz 4,960,304 Oct. 2, 1990
Claims 1 and 2 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by
Brown.
Claims 1, 6 and 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable
over Robb in view of Frantz.
Claim 2 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over
Robb in view of Frantz and Brown.
Claims 7 and 8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable
over Robb in view of Frantz and Bright.
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