Appeal No. 1999-0439
Application 08/652,908
allowable subject matter. An amendment after final rejection
was filed on December 23, 1997 and was entered by the
examiner.
The disclosed invention pertains to an adapter plate
for holding cable adapters and which is mountable in an
adapter plate bracket.
Representative claim 2 is reproduced as follows:
2. An adapter plate for holding cable adapters, said
adapter plate being mountable in an adapter plate bracket, the
adapter plate comprising:
a body portion for receiving the cable adapters, said
body portion having an opening for receiving one of the cable
adapters; and
at least one latching portion integral with said body
portion for attaching said adapter plate to the adapter plate
bracket.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Despard 1,930,610 Oct. 17, 1933
Thompson et al. (Thompson) 2,934,590 Apr. 26, 1960
Robbins 3,652,781 Mar. 28, 1972
Claims 2-8, 11-13 and 33 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C.
§ 103. As evidence of obviousness the examiner offers
Thompson taken alone with respect to claims 2-7, 12 and 13,
Thompson in view of Robbins with respect to claims 8 and 33,
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