Appeal 2006-3265
Application 10/047,670
a tank having a body with a cap receiving
end, a fluid receiving or discharging end spaced
from the cap receiving end, an interior cavity
opening to said cap receiving end, and a port
extending from said cavity at a location remote
from said cap receiving end to a location at or near
said receiving or discharging end, said cavity
having a stepped wall including a first section
sized to snugly receive said cap tube facing side, a
second section spaced from said first section and
sized to abut said tube end without blocking the
internal port thereat, and an intermediate section
between said first and second sections and sized to
abut said cap at a location between said tube facing
side and said opposite side when said tube facing
side is received in said first section;
said tank receiving said cap with said
intermediate section acting as a cap stop to limit
entry of said cap into said tank and said second
section acting as a tube stop limiting entry of said
tube end into said cavity.
The Examiner relies upon the following as evidence of
unpatentability:
Kocher US 2,134,719 Nov. 01, 1938
Brogan US 3,923,323 Dec. 02, 1975
Turner US 4,146,254 Mar. 27, 1979
Dalo US 4,945,983 Aug. 07, 1990
Ryan US 5,062,476 Nov. 05, 1991
Ando US 5,105,877 Apr. 21, 1992
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