Appeal No. 97-2720 Page 9
Application No. 08/354,387
USPQ2d 1089, 1091 (Fed. Cir. 1991) and In re Keller, 642 F.2d
413, 425, 208 USPQ 871, 881 (CCPA 1981). Moreover, in
evaluating such references it is proper to take into account
not only the specific teachings of the references but also the
inferences which one skilled in the art would reasonably be
expected to draw therefrom. In re Preda, 401 F.2d 825, 826,
159 USPQ 342, 344 (CCPA 1968).
Claim 2
Dependent claim 2 adds to parent claim 1 the limitation
that the variable length sheet path comprises "a telescoping
sheet guide."
Watanabe discloses a telescopic paper guide means movable
to selected receiving trays. As shown in Figure 4, a feeding
mechanism 33 delivers sheets of paper to various trays 15a-15f
of a tray unit 15. The feeding mechanism 33 includes a
movable guide 65 and a movable unit 69 which is connected to
the outlet of the movable guide and vertically movable beside
the tray unit 15. The movable guide 65 comprises a pair of
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