Appeal 2006-1989
Application 09/772,278
Patent 5,996,948
"U" shaped sections 29 connected through an intermediate
section 15 extending therebetween.
9. Appellant states at column 4, lines 53-55, that:
The intermediate section 15 forms a handle for holding the
chafing stand 10 from its opposite ends.
10. Appellant states at column 4, lines 55-58, that:
Each of the "U" shaped sections 29 has a configuration
substantially identical to that of one of the wire legs 16 in the
first two embodiments of FIGS. 1-6 . . .
11. Appellant states at column 5, lines 9-19, that:
Another embodiment is shown in FIGS. 10-11 in which the
wire legs 26 contain offsets 40 and 41 located at the point of
interconnection of the wire leg 26 and the upper rim 12 of the
stand 10. The offsets 40 and 41 support the upper rim 12 to
enhance the weld 33 between the upper rim 12 and the wire legs
26 as shown in FIG. 11 forming a structurally sound frame for
the stand 10. The offsets 40 and 41 also facilitate the nesting of
multiple wire chafing stands. A variation of this embodiment is
shown in FIGS. 12-13 in which offsets 42 are formed in the
upper rim 14 of the chafing stand 10.
B. Prosecution history of the original application
12. As noted earlier, the patent sought to be reissued was based on
application 09/005,787 ("original application"), filed January 12, 1998 as a
continuation-in-part of application 08/864,562, filed May 28, 1997.
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