Appeal 2005-0801
Application 09/848,628
71. New reissue application claim 8 is reproduced below
(reference numbers added):
Reissue Claim 8. A waste cart [20] that enables the drying of moist
waste therein comprising:
a hollow body [22] having a lower portion, an upper portion [32]
defining an opening for loading and unloading waste from the hollow body
[22], and at least one vent hole [50] in the lower portion;
a pivotable, perforated false bottom [56] positioned in the hollow
body [22] above the at least one vent hole [50] to allow air circulation under
waste retained by the false bottom [56]; and
a support member [66] extending downwardly from a bottom surface
of the false bottom [56], the support [66] having a length sufficient to
contact a bottom portion of the waste cart [20] to hold the false bottom [56]
generally parallel to the ground when the cart [20] is in a normal waste
containing position, and positioned on the bottom surface of the false bottom
[56] so that the support member [66] has clearance from an inner surface of
the waste cart [20] when the false bottom is pivoted away from the bottom
portion of the waste cart [20].
72. New reissue application claim 11 is reproduced below
(reference numbers added):
Reissue Claim 11. A waste cart [20] that enables the drying of moist
waste therein comprising:
a hollow body [22] having an opening therein for loading and
unloading waste from the hollow body [22];
a perforated false bottom [56] pivotably attached to the hollow body
[22] and positioned to hold solid waste away from a bottom surface of the
waste cart [20]; and
a support member [66] extending from a bottom surface of the false
bottom [56], the support [66] having a length sufficient to contact a bottom
surface of the waste cart [20] to hold the false bottom [56] generally parallel
to the ground when the cart [20] is in a normal waste containing position,
and positioned on the bottom surface of the false bottom [56] so that the
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