In re Spears

This is an appeal from the decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office affirming the rejection by the Primary Examiner of claims 1 and 2 of appellant’s application for a patent on new and useful improvements in a pin type flower holder. No claims were allowed and the appealed claims were finally rejected on the disclosure of the reference patent to Okai, 1,868,802, issued July 26, 1932.

The construction of appellant’s device is obvious from a reading of the claims, of which claim 1 is illustrative:

1. A holder for cut flowers comprising a supporting base member and a…