Appeal No. 2004-2238
Application No. 09/878,743
21. A casket lid comprising:
a crown;
a pie at one end of said crown, said crown and pie
together comprising a cover having a pair of sides and a pair
of ends;
a header at one of said ends of said cover opposite from said
pie; and
a side rim member at each of said pair of cover sides
and an end rim member at the other of said cover ends;
said crown, pie, rim members and header being molded
as a one-piece, unitary structure.
The subject matter of claim 21 is directed to a casket lid that has
been molded as a one-piece unitary structure that includes a crown, a pie,
rim members and a header. According to the Examiner, Edwards teaches
a casket molded from wood pulp wherein the lower body and cover (lid)
are separately molded in molds that impart the desired shape (Answer, p.
3). The Examiner acknowledges that Edwards is silent towards the shape of
the casket lid and whether it contains a crown, a pie, rim members and a
header (Answer, p. 3).
The Examiner cites Elder for its teaching that a conventional shape
for casket lids includes a crown, a pie, rim members and a header (Answer,
p. 3). Appellants description appearing in the background section of the
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