Appeal 2007-1913
Application 10/299,661
THE INVENTION
Appellant claims a container having an outer surface with recessed portions
for receiving fingers of an individual (Specification 2:[001]). Claim 1, reproduced
below, is representative of the subject matter on appeal.
1. A device comprising:
a container defining a longitudinal axis and
configured to be placed between a pair of adjacent
fingers of a user, wherein the container comprises
a portion defining an opening on an upper
part of the container, and
an outer surface comprising
a first recess portion for receiving one
of the user's fingers, the first recess portion
facing in a first direction and comprising a
first recess upper part, a first recess lower
part, and a first intermediate part between
the first recess upper part and the first recess
lower part, the first intermediate part being
closer than the first recess upper part and the
first recess lower part to the longitudinal
axis, and
a second recess portion for receiving
another of the user's fingers, the second
recess portion facing in a second direction
substantially opposite to the first direction
and comprising a second recess upper part, a
second recess lower part, and a second
intermediate part between the second recess
upper part and the second recess lower part,
the second intermediate part being closer
than the second recess upper part and the
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