Appeal No. 2003-0104 Page 2
Application No. 09/659,792
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to an insulated container for a beer keg
(specification, p. 1). A copy of the dependent claims under appeal is set forth in the
appendix to the appellant's brief. Claims 1, 7 and 11, the independent claims on
appeal, read as follows:
1. An insulated container for keg beer, wherein the improvement comprises
a securement on the container for a spigot of a keg tap, the securement
comprising a band (15) into which a spigot-handle (25) may be maintained
hooked by twist on the spigot resulting from weight of a spigot tube (21) and any
beer in the tube acting from a combined center of gravity outwards from the
container, with a spigot spout (27) pointing downwards.
7. An insulated container for keg beer, wherein the improvement comprises
a pocket on the container for beer cups, the pocket having a closed bottom.
11. An insulated container for keg beer, wherein the improvement comprises
the container sized for a tight fit with a keg and an airflow passageway to allow
air flow into the container when the keg is removed.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Leslie 4,759,077 July 19, 1988
Pulli 6,082,896 July 4, 2000
Hussain GB 2 221 292 A Jan. 31, 1990
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