Appeal No. 96-1183
Application 08/102,858
cartridge, the apparatus comprising:
a base;
a linear motion carriage slidably mounted to the
base for translation in a direction of translation;
a carrier having a rotation point, the carrier
rotatably mounted on the linear motion carriage for rotation
about its rotation point, for carrying the cartridge;
a rack attached to the carrier, the rack having two
straight sections in spaced parallel relation and a curved
section connected between the straight sections, the curved
section defined by a radius of curvature measured from the
rotation point;
a pinion rotatably mounted to the base in a position
for cooperating with the rack;
a roller rotatably mounted to the base in a position
for cooperating with the rack, the roller and pinion
positioned on opposite sides of the rack; and
means for rotating the pinion.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Crain et al. (Crain) 5,025,436 June 18, 1991
Fitzgerald et al. (Fitzgerald) 5,056,073 Oct. 08, 1991
Christie et al. (Christie) 5,062,093 Oct. 29, 1991
Ikedo et al. (Ikedo) 5,195,078 Mar. 16, 1993
Rached WO 84/02165 June 07, 1984
Claims 1-3, 9-11 and 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103 as being unpatentable over the basic combination of
Christie, Ikedo and Rached. Claim 4 stands rejected under 35
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