Appeal No. 2004-1249
Application 09/857,086
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a plastic receptacle and lid
combination which is defined in representative claim 1 as
follows:
1. A plastic receptacle with lid (1) where the receptacle
comprises an upper edge and the lid (1) comprises a first area
(2) encompassing said upper edge and comprising a side (3), which
faces radially inwards, a middle area (4) surrounded by the first
area (2) and an outer area (5) extending downwards, and where the
lid (1) is provided with box-shaped projections (6) on its side
(3) facing radially inwards, which connect the side (3) facing
radially inwards to the middle area (4) of the lid (1),
characterised in that the side (3) of the lid (1) facing radially
inwards has a surrounding terracing (7), which has approximately
the same width as the projections (6), and the projections (6)
are arranged on the terracing (7) and extend up to the upper edge
of the encompassing area of the lid (1), the box-shaped
projections (6) having a base area, sidewalls (14) adjacent to
edges of the base area and a top wall (11).
THE PRIOR ART
The references relied on by the examiner to support the
final rejection are:
Smith 4,051,951 Oct. 4, 1977
Morris, Sr. (Morris) Des.339,525 Sep. 21, 1993
Philips 5,540,349 Jul. 30, 1996
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 4 and 5 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second
paragraph, as failing to particularly point out and distinctly
claim the subject matter the appellant regards as the invention.
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