Appeal No. 96-1678
Application 08/322,731
As to (3), the substitute specification at page 13, lines
22-26, states with respect to the Figure 3 embodiment that “[t]he
axial movement of the sealing elements 18 at the utmost ends of
the air distributor 15 require then only a subsequent lowering .
. . which creates the required free space for the sliding
carriage 9” (emphasis added). Consistent with the above, Figure
3 shows in phantom lines a first axially displaced position of
the sealing element 18 relative to its operative (solid line)
position, and a second transversely lower position thereof
relative to its operative position. In light of this disclosure,
we cannot accept the examiner’s position that the word
“transverse” in line 39 of claim 19 is inaccurate.
In light of the above, we shall not sustain the standing
35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, rejection of the appealed
claims.
The 35 U.S.C. § 103 rejections
We take up next for consideration the standing § 103
rejection of claim 19. Like the examiner, we appreciate that
Röder discloses a first arrangement in the form of air
distributor 5-8 and sealing elements 10, 11 for controlling
contact pressure between support rollers 1, 2 and wound roll 4.
We also appreciate that Scheuter discloses a second arrangement
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