Appeal 2005-0801
Application 09/848,628
19. Claim 1 as originally filed reads as follows:
Claim 1 (as filed). A waste cart [20] that enables the drying of moist waste
therein including:
a hollow body [22] having;
a lower portion [which is not labeled];
an upper portion [32] defining:
an opening for loading and unloading waste from said
hollow body [22]; and
at least one vent hole [50] in the lower portion; and
a lid [40] for closing said opening for loading and unloading waste
from said hollow body [22], said lid [40] including:
at least one lid vent [54 & 72] there through, whereby air
can convect through said at least one vent hole
[50] in said lower portion [32], through any waste
contained in said lower portion [32], and out said
lid vent [54 & 72] carrying moisture therewith.
20. Claim 2 as originally filed reads as follows:
Claim 2 (as filed). The waste cart [20] as defined in claim 1 wherein said at
least one lid vent [54 & 72] includes:
a vent hole [72] in said lid [40]; and
a hood [54] covering said lid vent hole [72].
21. Claim 3 as originally filed reads as follows:
Claim 3 (as filed). The waste cart [20] as defined in claim 2 wherein said
hood [54] covering said lid vent hole [72] includes:
an abutment surface [75] for contacting said lid [40] about said lid
vent hole [72];
at least one L shaped retainer member [79] to hold said hood [54] to
said abutment surface [75]; and
at least [one] catch member [80] opposite said at least one L shaped
retainer member [79] to releasably retain said hood [54] to said
lid [40].
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