Appeal 2007-0870
Reissue Application 09/902,904
Patent 6,038,784
claims in the Reissue Application on appeal, have been withdrawn from
consideration as being drawn to a non-elected invention. We have
jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b) (2002).
Appellants broadly claim an apparatus for drying and storing articles,
such as baby bottles, comprising a plurality of pegs mounted on a tray so as
to be movable between a first storage position and a second operative
position. The pegs may be mounted in such a manner that standing water
does not collect at the point in the tray where the pegs are mounted, thereby
minimizing potential for mold and bacterial growth.
Claims 2, 4, 9, 11, 18, 19, 22, and 32 are independent claims and read
as follows:
2. An apparatus for storing an article,
comprising:
a tray having a bottom face that is adapted to
be supported by an underlying surface such as a
counter-top, and an upper face; and
a plurality of pegs extending outwardly from
said upper face, each of said pegs being sized and
arranged so as to be able to support an article, and
wherein each of said pegs are [sic]
permanently mounted to said tray in such a manner
as to be movable between a first storage position,
wherein said entire peg is positioned adjacent to
said upper face for storage and packaging of said
apparatus, and a second, operative position,
wherein said peg is positioned so as to extend
outwardly from said upper surface, so as to enable
said peg to support an article, wherein said
apparatus can conveniently be folded for
packaging and storage purposes, and wherein said
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