Appeal 2006-2365
Application 10/209,736
BACKGROUND
The appellants’ invention relates to a container blank and container with a
hazard warning feature. Claim 1, reproduced below, is representative of the
subject matter on appeal. A copy of all of the claims can be found in the appendix
to the appellants’ brief.
1. A blank for a container having a plurality of sidewalls, corner walls,
and bottom panels configured to form a container having truncated
corners, the blank comprising:
a plurality of substantially triangular shaped corner tabs each
having an upper surface; and
an indicia on the upper surface;
wherein the blank is formed from a corrugated material.
The examiner relies upon the following as evidence of unpatentability:
Cummings D90,803 Oct. 03, 1933
Watts 3,373,922 Mar. 19, 1968
Croley 4,225,078 Sep. 30, 1980
Kuchenbecker 5,259,550 Nov. 09, 1993
Batchelor 5,746,318 May 05, 1998
Giampapa 6,059,179 May 09, 2000
Wiley (The Wiley Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology, pp. 204, 216,
and 217)
Questar (Questar Boxes) showing StarBox2000 & StarBox2400,
http://questarusa.com/boxes/boxes.html
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