Appeal No. 96-4097
Application 08/138,634
of Wilson to prevent rotation of the connector. While Lalanne
does disclose an aperture 15 in the lug 14 by which the bar 3
is turned, the purpose of this aperture is not disclosed, and
it is evidently simply a hole for attaching a device to be
supported by the fastener (see page 6, last three lines). We
find no suggestion in either reference of providing apertures
in the slot engagement member and in the housing
carrying the pin, such that the apertures would be coaxial
(claim 56) or aligned (claim 59) when the pin extends into the
slot. The conceptual figures on page 5 of the examiner's
answer appear to be based on impermissible hindsight gleaned
from appellants' disclosure, rather than on the knowledge
available in the prior art.
Accordingly, rejection (1) will not be sustained.
Rejection (2)
In order to anticipate a claim, "a prior art reference
must disclose every limitation of the claimed invention,
either explicitly or inherently". In re Schreiber, 128 F.3d
1473, 1477, 44 USPQ2d 1429, 1431 (Fed. Cir. 1997). In the
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