Ex Parte Barry et al - Page 2




                   Appeal No. 2005-1765                                                                                              
                   Application No. 10/208,077                                                                                        
                           Claim 1 is representative of the invention:                                                               
                                   1. A contact for electrical connection to a pin or contact surface,                               
                           comprising:                                                                                               
                                   a first elongate body of conductive material having first and second                              
                           ends;                                                                                                     
                                   a first angled portion of said first elongated body adjacent said first                           
                           end;                                                                                                      
                                   a first contact point of said first elongated body adjacent said first                            
                           angled portion;                                                                                           
                                   a second contact point of said first elongated body spaced from                                   
                           said first contact point;                                                                                 
                                   an anchor of said first elongated body adjacent said second end;                                  
                                   a second elongated body of conductive material;                                                   
                                   a second angled portion of said second elongated body;                                            
                                   a third contact point of said second elongated body adjacent said                                 
                           second angled portion;                                                                                    
                                   a forth contact point of said second elongated body spaced from                                   
                           said third contact point;                                                                                 
                                   wherein said first contact point is pressed against said third contact                            
                           point and said second contact point is pressed against said fourth contact                                
                           point.                                                                                                    

                                                            Reference                                                                
                   The reference relied upon by the examiner is:                                                                     
                   Nelson                  4,363,941                              Dec. 14, 1982                                      

                                                      Rejections at Issue                                                            
                           Claims 1 through 4 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as being                                          
                   anticipated by Nelson.  Throughout the opinion we make reference to the brief                                     
                   and the answer for the respective details thereof.                                                                






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