Appeal No. 2001-0224
Application 09/045,511
Claim 2 is representative of the subject matter on
appeal and is reproduced below:
2. A meatloaf pan with removable, hinged, pan insert
comprising:
a longitudinally elongated, upstanding meatloaf pan of
generally rectangular configuration, said meatloaf tray1 being
designed to hold a meatloaf of traditional loaf configuration
with side walls, a bottom and top, and pan flanges, which
protrude from the top edge of the side walls, extending outward,
horizontally, serving as gripping means for the meatloaf pan; and
a pan insert of generally rectangular construction,
said pan insert designed to be placed inside of said meatloaf pan
during cooking, wherein said pan insert is further comprised of a
longitudinally elongated, relatively flat, insert bottom of
generally rectangular configuration, dimensioned to fit within
said meatloaf pan, having longitudinal edges and an upper surface
and a lower surface;
two longitudinally elongated insert side panels, of
generally rectangular configuration, having a top edge, said side
panels designed to retain the food and also serve as handles,
connected entirely along one longitudinal edge to a longitudinal
edge of said insert bottom;
hinging means, said hinging means connecting one
longitudinal edge of each insert side panel to a longitudinal
edge of said pan insert, and extending the entire longitudinal
length of said pan insert;
insert flanges, said insert flanges protruding outward
from the top edge of each longitudinal insert side panel, and
extending longitudinally along the length of said insert side
panels, extending outward at a right angle to the plane formed by
said insert side panels, with a rounded longitudinal edge;
1Appellant may wish to amend claim 2 as there is no antecedent
basis for this term.
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