Appeal No. 96-1668
Application 08/231,258
Claims 1 to 3 and 5 through 8 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103. As evidence of obviousness, the examiner relies
upon appellants' admitted prior art in view of Sony.
Rather than repeat the positions of the appellants and
the examiner, reference is made to the brief and the answer
for the respective details thereof.
OPINION
We reverse the stated rejection of all claims on appeal
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 since we agree with appellants' basic
urging that based upon the collective teachings of the
admitted prior art and Sony, the artisan would not have found
it obvious
to have placed a post or shaft within a boss assembly of the
admitted prior art based upon the teachings and showings in
Sony.
Sony's erasure prevention device in the cassette shown in
this reference comprises the display knob portion 13 in Figure
6 and the detection dial 16 shown in Figures 7 and 8, which
two portions 13 and 16 mate by means of engaging step units 10
in Figure 6 and 17 in Figure 7. The assembly is placed upon
the shaft or axle pin 26 for rotation as shown from a side
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