Appeal No. 2001-0207
Application No. 09/151,003
said push bar linkage, said star wheel door latch for
unlocking said door when disengaged from said first end;
engaging a second end of said sliding catch directly to a
plunger of a solenoid; and
operating said plunger in response to a change in
electrical power for sliding said sliding catch to said free
position for disengaging said first end from said star wheel
door latch.
THE PRIOR ART
The references relied on by the examiner as evidence of
obviousness are:
Miller 4,801,163 Jan. 31,
1989
Smith et al. (Smith) 4,824,150 Apr. 25,
1989
Choi 4,968,070 Nov.
6, 1990
Cross et al. (Cross) 4,976,476 Dec. 11,
1990
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1, 3, 5 through 7, 9, 11 and 12 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Smith in
view of Cross.
Claims 2 and 8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Smith in view of Cross and Choi.
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