Appeal No. 2005-1237
Application No. 10/227,631 6
divider wall substantially perpendicular to a bottom floor
portion and extending into a container holding compartment from
an inner handle member and (2) a hand-receiving area defined in
part by the bottom floor portion. These arguments, however, are
unconvincing because they are not commensurate with the fair
teachings of Koefelda or the broad scope of the claim language at
issue.
With regard to claim 11, the portion of Koefelda’s handle
282 which is contiguous with exterior lower wall portion 262
constitutes an outer handle member and the portion of Koefelda’s
handle 282 composed of interior lower wall portion 260, top
surface 286 of lower wall portion 226 and middle wall 283
constitutes a wall of an inner handle member. This wall includes
an inner surface defining at least one container-receiving pocket
and an outer surface which defines with the outer handle member a
finger receiving area. Koefelda’s handle 282 also comprises a
hand-opening area in the form of handle cavity 287 which is
defined in part by the bottom portion or floor of the crate as
best seen in Figure 16.
With respect to claim 14, Koefelda’s Figures 16 and 19 show
that the wall of the inner handle member extends upwardly at a
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