Appeal 2006-1989
Application 09/772,278
Patent 5,996,948
4. Appellant states at column 3, lines 60-63, that:
Each wire leg 16 is preferably bent from a single straight wire
rod into a somewhat "U" shaped configuration having two sides
19 and a base 20 with the sides 19 extending outwardly from
the base 20 of the leg 16.
5. Appellant states at column 4, lines 7-10, that:
To readily facilitate nesting between wire stands 10 each side
19 of each wire leg 16 includes at least one offset 30 located
near the upper end 18 of the wire leg 16 which displaces the
side 19 of the wire leg 16 laterally.
6. Appellant states at column 4, lines 13-20, that:
The offset 30 indents the wire leg 16 so as to cause a lateral
displacement of each side 19 of each wire leg 16 in a
substantially horizontal direction from a predetermined location
below the upper rim 12. This enables the wire legs 16 of a
single wire chafing stand 10 to readily nest within another wire
chafing stand 10 without interference and minimizes one wire
stand 10 from wedging within another.
7. Appellant states at column 4, lines 47-50, that:
FIGS. 7, 8 and 9 show another embodiment of the present
invention having only two wire legs 26 for supporting the
chafing stand 10 from its opposite ends along its longitudinal
axis.
8. Appellant states at column 4, lines 50-53, that:
Each wire leg 26 is formed from a single wire rod by a series of
bending operations. Each wire leg 26 includes two somewhat
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