Appeal No. 1997-2850 Page 4
Application No. 08/417,505
The examiner relies on the following references:
Narita 4,658,316 Apr. 14,
1987
Tezuka 4,872,077 Oct. 3,
1989
Japanese Patent 4-274010 Sep. 30,
19921
Sugizaki
Claims 2 through 8 and 11 through 20 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. 103. As evidence of obviousness, the examiner cites
Sugizaki and Narita with regard to claims 2 through 8, 11
through 13 and 18 through 20, adding Tezuka with regard to
claims 14 through 17.
Reference is made to the briefs and answer for the
respective positions of appellant and the examiner.
OPINION
We reverse.
With regard to independent claim 19, the examiner admits
[answer-page 5] that Sugizaki “neither discloses the housing is
mounted between the head disc and the magnetic head support nor
1Our understanding of the Sugizaki reference is based on
an English translation prepared by the United States Patent
and Trademark Office, a copy of that translation being
attached hereto.
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