Appeal 2006-3236
Inter Partes Reexamination Control No. 95/000,006
ll. 9-10), is to form a thinner tray (col. 6, ll. 35-40):
Referring to the prior art of FIG. 17, the embodiments above
significantly do not have the vertical surface 82 which confronts and
constrains the side surface 13 of the component 12. This allows a
thinner tray thickness facilitating higher stacking densities, less
material in the molded tray, and simpler and easier molding.
And, the summary of the invention states (col. 3, ll. 20-26):
Another advantage of the invention is that the angled guide-in
surface portion extending all the way to the seating surface allows a
thinner tray as compared to configurations with a guide-in surface
extending to vertical surfaces which confront the components side
surfaces. The thinner tray allows greater stacking densities and uses
less material for the tray.
Thus, the inclined guide-in surface portion 80 in Figures 11, 12, 14, and 15,
was considered an improvement over the inclined guide-in surface extending
to a pocket with vertical sidewalls 82 in Figure 17 due to its lower height.
Figures 15 and 17 are reproduced below with the surfaces emphasized.
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