Appeal No. 2005-1237
Application No. 10/227,631 2
base claims. Claims 1 through 3, 8 through 10 and 17, the only
other claims pending in the application, stand allowed.
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to “a stackable low depth case having
a handle structure feature” (specification, page 1). Claim 4,
which is representative of the subject matter on appeal, reads as
follows:
4. A low depth case for holding containers and adapted for
maneuvering by a user, the low depth case comprising:
a bottom portion;
a first and second pair of opposing side walls attached to
the bottom portion and projecting upwardly therefrom;
a plurality of central columns along a longitudinal
centerline of the case, the central columns extending upwardly
from the bottom portion between the first pair of opposing side
walls and between the second pair of opposed side walls; and
a handle structure including an outer wall member disposed
in each of the first pair of opposing sidewalls aud attached to
an inner wall member for defining a finger receiving area
therebetween, the handles disposed along the longitudinal
centerline of the case, the outer wall member having a lower
portion having a lower edge and an upper portion, the lower
portion, bottom portion, and adjacent one of the first pair of
opposing sidewalls defining a hand-opening area extending into
the low depth case which is adapted for handling by a user in one
of a palm-up or palm-down orientation,
wherein in the palm-up orientation the user's fingers extend
into the hand-opening area and so that the user's palm faces up
such that when the user exerts force against the lower edge, the
low depth case may be raised,
and wherein in the palm-down orientation, the user's fingers
wrap around the upper portion of the outer wall and extend into
the finger receiving area, such that the user may maneuver the
low depth case.
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