Appeal 2006-2032
Application 09/891,948
Appellant's invention is a low depth tray for bottles comprising first
and second pairs of opposing walls and interior columns, wherein the
interior columns have a height less than that of at least one of the pairs of
opposing walls. Claim 1 is illustrative of the invention and reads as follows:
1. A low depth tray for bottles, comprising:
a first pair of opposed walls;
a second pair of opposed walls attached to
the first pair of opposed walls to form a wall
structure having an interior, the second pair of
opposed walls longer than the first pair of opposed
walls;
a base attached to the wall structure;
a plurality of interior divider walls extending
upwardly from the interior of the wall structure;
and
at least one interior member projecting
upwardly from the interior of the wall structure
and connected to at least one divider wall, the at
least one interior member having a height less than
an uppermost height of the second pair of opposed
walls and less than the height of bottles loaded in
the tray,
wherein the at least one interior member, the
base, the divider walls, and the wall structure
define a plurality of bottle retaining pockets which
are each sized to receive a single bottle therein.
The Examiner relies upon the following as evidence of
unpatentability:
Sauey US 2,928,530 Mar. 15, 1960
Apps ‘002 US 4,978,002 Dec. 18, 1990
Apps ‘279 US 5,660,279 Aug. 26, 1997
McGrath US 6,047,844 Apr. 11, 2000
Apps ‘793 US 6,073,793 Jun. 13, 2000
Hammett US 6,079,554 Jun. 27, 2000
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