Appeal No. 1999-1567 Design Application 29/035,428 transparent or opaque materials (col. 1, line 46 to col. 2, line 8) and states (col. 2, lines 4-6): "By suitable selection of materials, it is possible to produce a very attractive over-all appearance . . . ." Stolte discloses a stackable container for childrens' foodstuffs which when emptied becomes a toy building block. The outside of the container is generally cube shaped. The top wall has a relatively short upstanding circular neck 16 with an airtight closure member 17 of a diameter slightly less than the width of the container. The bottom of the container has a cylindrical recess of such cross section that it slidingly receives, as a loose fit, the upstanding neck 16 and closure member 17 on another container of like construction when the two containers are stacked together (col. 2, lines 26-31). Kasin discloses a salt shaker with a transparent central section. THE REJECTION The claim stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Bourcart, figure 3, in view of Stolte and Kasin. The Examiner concludes that "to modify the reference to Bourcart by providing sides to the bottom recess - 4 -Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007