Opinion ID: 671973
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Claimed Invention

Text: 2 The Anders patent is directed to disposable aluminum oven pans having handles. Fig. 1 of the Anders patent, which illustrates a pan according to the claimed invention, is set forth below together with Fig. 2, which illustrates a preferred method of fastening the handles to the pan: 3 NOTE: OPINION CONTAINS TABLE OR OTHER DATA THAT IS NOT VIEWABLE 4 Claim 17 of the Anders patent, the only independent claim at issue, reads as follows, the numerals in brackets referring to elements illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2: An oven pan which comprises: 5 a disposable stamped aluminum pan structure having a bottom , side walls [14, 16, 18, 20] and a rim at the periphery of the side walls; 6 a first handle fastened to the rim at a first location [30, 32] thereof; 7 first means fastening said first handle to the rim; 8 a second handle fastened to the rim at a second location thereof, opposed to said first location; 9 second means fastening said second handle to the rim; and 10 support means extending from said first handle to said second handle and attached thereto and underlying the bottom of the pan. 1 [Emphasis added.] 11 The Anders patent discloses that the means fastening the handles to the rim of the pan are preferably rivets, as shown in Fig. 2. The Anders patent also discloses that other fastening means, such as crimping or adhesive means, may be used if desired. Anders Patent, at column 2, lines 58-63.