Appeal No. 2005-1238 Page 8
Application No. 09/874,031
periphery of the closure panel wherein the lid is stretchable to allow engagement of the
gripping zone with an opening wall of the container opening to cause the lid to grip and
seal the container opening. The lid may include an aperture means for receiving a
drinking straw wherein the aperture means is sized to snugly receive such a straw when
the closure panel is in the stretched position.
Figures 7 and 8 of McElroy show a container 30 which may comprise any of a
number of known containers for holding solid or liquid materials. In the preferred
embodiment, the container is typically comprised of a disposable cup such as found in
fast food restaurants or in convenience store locations. The container 30 includes a lid
10 which is resiliently stretched over the container opening such that the gripping zone
14 of the lid 10 is engaged with a container wall 32 defining a container opening 34 at
the top of the container 30. The lid 10 is resiliently stretched over the container opening
34 and the lid is released so that the resiliency of the lid 10 engages the lid in position
over the container opening 34.
Saks' invention relates to a candlestick flower arranger. As shown in Figures 1-4,
a candle- stick holder 10 having a base portion 11 with a finger grip portion 12 thereon
and an upstanding portion 13 having an opening 14 with a tapered lower end 15 into
which the lower end of a candle 16 is seated and retained in the usual manner. With
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