In re Merkle

From a decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office affirming the action of the examiner in rejecting claims 11, 12, and 13 of appellant’s application for a patent for a fibrous paper container, such as is adapted for packaging milk, appellant has here appealed.

Claim 12 is illustrative of the appealed subject matter and follows:

12. A container of fibrous material, comprising a body having the marginal end portions folded inwardly and free of the inner side of the body, and closures of dish form for the ends of the body having the rim flanged laterally in the direction…