Appeal 2007-2111
Application 09/921,204
1 The limitations regarding the carton of claim 11 substantially
2 parallels the language found in the method steps of claim 1.
3 From our review of Ford, we make the following findings of fact:
4 3. This invention pertains to boxes or cartons designed
5 primarily to hold and enclose a plurality of units of
6 merchandise of a fixed size and character, and from which one
7 or more units may be removed, from time to time. (Col. 1, ll.
8 1-5.)
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10 4. The main object of the invention is to provide as a portion
11 of the carton, an element which may be brought into masking
12 position with reference to a numeral appearing on the carton
13 indicating the number of units initially packed in the carton, and
14 at the same time to present a surface upon which may be placed
15 a numeral indicating the number of units remaining within the
16 carton after removal of one or more of such units. (Col. 1, ll.
17 8-16.)
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19 5. [I]t may be said that all boxes are shipped from the factory.
20 (Col. 1, ll. 18-19.)
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22 6. Hence, it is generally the custom to pack the higher number
23 of rings in each box or carton and for the salesman or jobber to
24 remove the desired number, close the box and return it with the
25 remaining rings to the shelf, the box still showing the original
26 index number, say “12”. (Col. 1, ll. 33-39.)
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28 7. The box . . . ha[s] a surface upon which may be written, if
29 desired, the number of rings remaining in the box. (Col. 1, ll.
30 42-48.)
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32 8. [T]he carton is made up in the instant case from a single
33 piece of cardboard. (Col. 2, ll. 25-26.)
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