Legal Opinion
Application of Roy W. Dike
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided July 3, 1968No. Patent Appeal 7941PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WORLEY, Chief Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the Board of Appeals affirming the rejection of claims 1-7 and 10-17 of Dike’s application1 for “Integral Plastic Container and Carrying Handle.”
Illustrative of one form of appellant’s container and the process of making it are Figs. 3 (reproduced in part) and 4 of the application:
The illustrated container includes a body 31 with an integral shoulder 32, an upstanding neck 33 and a conical end closure 34. A bail or U-shaped handle 35, including a grip portion 36 and a pair of depending legs 37, is joined to the shoulder 32 by a pair of…
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