Appeal No. 1998-2064
Application 08/710,551
and an upper housing portion 3 of the driving device that
allows
axial movement of the female thread member relative to the
housing portions of the driving device, in combination with
impact absorbing springs 41 between the lower surface of the
female thread member and a lower housing portion 5 of the
driving device. According to appellant, this arrangement
improves the operation of the device by absorbing impact
forces that tend to damage the workpiece.
A copy of the appealed claims can be found in an appendix
to appellant’s brief.
The references of record relied upon by the examiner in
support of a rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103 are:
Markus 1 0,305,762 Mar. 8, 1989
(European)
Becker 0,394,925 Oct. 31, 1990
(European)
1 Our understanding of this German language reference is
derived from a translation prepared on behalf of the Patent
and Trademark Office. A copy of the translation is attached
to this opinion.
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