Appeal 2005-0801
Application 09/848,628
79. Schafer and Matry are prior art vis-à-vis applicant under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b).
80. The Examiner found that:
Schafer et al discloses a waste cart that enables the drying of moist
waste therein having a hollow body (2) having a lower portion, an
upper portion defining an opening (6) for loading and unloading waste
from the hollow body, and at least one vent hole (6) in the lower
portion; a pivotable, perforated false bottom (18) positioned in the
hollow body above the at least one vent hole to allow air circulation
under waste retained by the false bottom. (Reissue Final action 3-4)
81. However, the Examiner found that:
Schafer et al. does not specifically disclose a support member
extending downwardly from a bottom surface of the false bottom, the
support having a length sufficient to contact a bottom portion of the
waste cart to hold the false bottom generally parallel to the ground
when the cart is in a normal waste containing position, and positioned
on the bottom surface of the false bottom so that the support member
has clearance from an inner surface of the waste cart when the false
bottom is pivoted away from the bottom portion of the waste cart.
(Reissue Final action 4)
82. The Examiner further found that in the same field of
endeavor:
Matry discloses a plurality of support members (32) made of a
molded, hollow cylinder, each extending downwardly from a bottom
surface of the false bottom, the support having a length sufficient to
contact a bottom portion of the waste cart to hold the false bottom
generally parallel to the ground when the cart is in a normal waste
containing position (See Fig. 2). (Reissue Final action 4)
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