Appeal No. 2003-0161
Application No. 09/578,575
OPINION
We reverse the aforementioned rejection, enter a new ground
of rejection of claims 18-20 under 37 CFR § 1.196(b), and remand
the application to the examiner.
The applied references
Christiansen discloses a display canister for retaining and
displaying point of purchase food items (col. 1, lines 13-14).
The canister includes a generally cup-shaped storage vessel (13)
having an insulated wall (45). The storage vessel contains
perforated cup-shaped food item storage members (22) and, in an
annular zone (26) between the insulated wall and the storage
members, a refrigeration coil (28) (figure 2). Coolant in the
coil is cooled using a compressor (29). A baffle plate (35) is
positioned on support posts (36) in the center of the storage
vessel between the perforated food item storage members
(figure 2). A fan blade (34) between the perforated food item
storage members blows air upwardly against the baffle plate, and
the baffle plate deflects the air through the perforated food
item storage members, thereby effectively eliminating hot spots
and enabling the canister to retain and display items without
risk of damage of the items due to unfavorable temperature
environments (col. 1, lines 61-67; col. 3, lines 18-20).
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