Bennett v. Fitzgerald

LENROOT, Associate Judge.

This is an interference proceeding; appellant appeals from a decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office affirming a decision of the Examiner of Interferences, awarding priority of invention to appellee.

The counts in issue are:

“1. A container comprising a body having a bead at the top, a head having a portion extending over the bead, and a sealing ring for securely fastening and sealing the cover having a flange extending inwardly over said portion of the head and having a continuous downward flange crimped inward at intervals beneath said bead…