Appeal No. 2004-1293
Application No. 09/989,330
The subject matter on appeal relates to a plant display
(claims 1-29) and to a method of managing a plant display
(claims 30-32). Further details of this appealed subject matter
are recited in illustrative claims 1, 17, 18, and 30, the only
independent claims on appeal, reproduced below:
1. A plant display comprising:
a transparent container having an inner surface
defining an interior volume adapted to be at least
partially occupied by a substantially transparent
liquid;
a plant receptacle positioned at least partially
within the interior volume of the transparent
container in a manner so that at least a portion of
the receptacle is below a surface of the liquid
occupying the container when the container is at least
partially occupied by the liquid, the receptacle
resting on a bottom portion of the inner surface of
the transparent container, the receptacle having an
outer surface with at least one recess, the recess
being at least partially occupied by a substrate
medium;
the recess and substrate medium occupying the
recess being adapted to hold a live plant growing
therein, wherein the recess is located in a portion of
the outer surface of the receptacle that is at least
partially below the surface of the liquid occupying
the container when the container is at least partially
occupied by the liquid so that the plant is at least
partially below the surface of the liquid when the
plant is held in the recess and substrate medium
occupying the recess.
17. A plant display comprising:
a transparent container having an inner surface
defining an interior volume adapted to be at least
partially occupied by a substantially transparent
liquid; and a plant receptacle positioned at least
entry of this proposed amendment. (Advisory action mailed Mar.
6, 2003, paper 10.
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