Appeal No. 95-2898 Application 08/053,193 The examiner turns to Azuma for the teaching of a claw 10 snapped into position over an upper disk surface and concludes that it would have been obvious to “provide the hub of Kikuchi with a snap action type hub as taught by Azuma” because “the resilient snap action provides a secure fit while also allowing for easy removal of the hub” [answer-pages 3-4]. The “claw” 10 of Azuma is actually a spring loaded chucking mechanism that fits over the top surface of the disk while protruding part 9 acts as a stopper ledge for effectively clamping the disk. But, in any event, neither element 56 of Kikuchi nor element 10 of Azuma is “formed in said wall portion” and “project[ed] from said outside peripheral surface of said cylindrical wall” in such a manner as to render “said first wall portion flexible so that said first wall portion is elastically displaced radially inwards to a deformed position to allow said center core to be attached to said optical disk . . . ,” as claimed. The majority appears to take the teachings of Azuma relating to the merits of clamping a disk [page 5 of the trans- lation] by supporting its top surface as well as its bottom 13Page: Previous 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007