Appeal No. 2004-0314
Application No. 09/965,496
to the interior of the container is required” (specification,
page 1, lines 10-13). Claim 4 is illustrative:
4. In a food container having a removable cover with a
first cover support, said first cover support and a surface of
said food container forming a sealed relation, the improvement
comprising:
a secondary cover support formed in said removable cover;
and
a secondary mounting platform formed in said food container,
said mounting platform of a configuration to receive and
selectively retain said secondary cover support of said removable
cover in a manner exposing a substantial portion of said food
container to outside access, wherein said container and said
removable cover are substantially rectangular, said container
further comprising:
a cover handle extension formed along a side of said
removable cover; and
a retaining slot formed within said container, said
retaining slot having a raised edge support surface forming a
lower surface thereof, said support surface of substantially
matching configuration to an outer edge of said cover handle
extension,
whereby said removable cover may selectively be received and
retained by said receiving slot upon insertion of said cover
handle extension therein, and wherein said retaining slot
comprises:
an inner retaining wall located within said food container;
and
an outer retaining wall spaced from said inner retaining
wall and forming an outer wall of said food container,
wherein said inner retaining wall is not of uniform height along
a length thereof.
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