Appeal No. 2006-0823 Παγε 2
Application No. 10/284,474
initially closed via a plastic wall at at least one end, and
wherein the hinge pin is held in the hinge line via contraction
of an entry hole formed by passing the hinge pin through the
plastic wall.
5. A hinge assembly for securing a lid to a container, the
hinge assembly comprising:
a hinge line formed in one of the lid and the container, at
least one end of the hinge line being initially closed via a
plastic wall; and
a substantially straight hinge pin secured in the hinge line
via contraction of an entry hole formed by passing the hinge pin
through the plastic wall.
The sole prior art reference of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims is:
Schurman 3,886,645 Jun. 03, 1975
Claims 1-7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being
anticipated by Schurman.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given
careful consideration to the appellant's specification and
claims, to the applied prior art reference, and to the respective
positions articulated by appellant and the examiner. As a
consequence of our review, we make the determinations which
follow.
The initial inquiry into determining the propriety of the
examiner’s Section 102(b) rejection is to correctly construe the
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