Appeal No. 97-1086
Application 08/326,604
page 3) that the "attachment means of claim 3 is deemed
inherent in the structure [of Gallone]" is made totally
without support or explanation. Clearly the bottom walls of
the grooves (25) in Gallone do not provide means for "drawing
and holding" (emphasis added) said respective upper and lower
guide bars in abutment against the respective ends of locator
pieces as in appellants' claim 3.
As explained on page 5 of appellants' specification
and as seen in Figure 2, the locator pieces (74) have end
contours (76, 78) accurately cut therein so as to mate
precisely with the upper and lower guide bars (18, 20) and
thereby establish a precise spacing and alignment of the guide
bars. The upper and lower guide bars are drawn tightly
against the end contours (76, 78) of the locator pieces by
means of cap screws (80, 82) received through holes in the
upper and lower legs (70, 72) of the support channel (56) and
threadably engaging aligned bores in the upper and lower guide
bars (18, 20), respectively. No such structure exists in
Gallone. Moreover, having additionally reviewed the
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