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
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