Appeal 2007-1325
Application 10/065,722
1 Claim 89
2 A disposable, recloseable lid [ Figs. 1-2 10] comprising:
3 a cap [Figs. 1-2 12] sized to overlie and substantially cover the
4 open top [not shown] of a cup [not shown], the cap [Figs. 1-2 12]
5 comprising a mounting recess [Fig. 2 46] and a drink opening
6 [Fig. 2 96];
7 a mounting ring [Figs. 1-2 20] connected to the cap
8 [Figs. 1-2 12] for mounting the cap to a cup;
9 a tab closure [Fig. 2 14] comprising
10 a mounting plug [Fig. 2 50] and a drink plug [Fig. 2 54]
11 connected by a strap Fig. 2 52], the mounting plug [Fig. 2 50] is sized
12 to be received within the mounting recess [Fig. 2 46] to mount the tap
13 closure [Fig. 2 14] to the cap Figs. 1-2 12], and the drink plug
14 [Fig. 2 54] is sized to be received within the drink opening [Fig. 2 96];
15 a drink plug holder [Fig. 2 48] for holding the drink plug
16 [Fig. 2 54] in a stored position when the lid is in the open position;
17 and
18 the cap [Fig. 2 12] and tab closure [Fig. 2 14] are thermoformed
19 from a common plastic sheet5 wherein an easy to assemble
5 The phrase "plastic sheet" appears in the specification. Specification 4
¶ 0012. In so far as we can tell, the phrase "common plastic sheet" does not
appear in the specification. However, the phrase "same plastic sheet"
appears in original claim 2. We assume that "same" and "common" mean
the same thing. However, in context both "same" and "common" have at
least two meanings: (1) the cap and tab closure are made from a single sheet
of plastic or (2) the cap and tab closure are made from the same plastic, but
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