Appeal 2007-2806
Application 10/617,036
1. An unstable receptacle for storing and dispensing a
beverage, comprising:
(a) a container having an opening, said container holding a
volume of a beverage selected from the group consisting
of an alcoholic beverage and a carbonated beverage,
said container being formed, such that, when said
container is placed in any orientation upon a level
surface, at least one third of the volume of said beverage
spills out of said container, and
(b) a closure arrangement initially sealing said beverage
within said container and openable for dispensing said
beverage.
20. An unstable receptacle for storing a volume of a
beverage, the receptacle comprising a metal can configured for
sealingly containing the volume of the beverage, said metal can
being formed with a ring pull device configured for non-
sealably opening said metal can in such a manner as to form an
opening, wherein said metal can is configured such that, after
opening, when said metal can is placed in any orientation upon
a level surface, at least one third of the volume of the
liquid spills out of said metal can.
THE REFERENCES
Nohara US 4,741,936 May 03, 1988
Esposito US 5,071,042 Dec. 10, 1991
Diekhoff US 5,718,352 Feb. 17, 1998
THE REJECTIONS
The claims stand rejected as follows: claims 1, 7-9 and 25 under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by Nohara; claims 2, 4, 6 and 20-23 under
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