Appeal No. 97-1758 Page 3
Application No. 08/326,721
a first pulley fixed to the carriage for moving the disk
cartridge contained in the carriage to a specified fixed
position,
a motor for driving the first pulley,
a belt coupling the motor to the first pulley whereby the
motor can drive the first pulley to move the disk cartridge,
and
a spring coupled between the motor and the carriage
positioned so as to exert a force between the carriage and the
motor opposite to a force exerted between the first pulley and
the motor by the belt so as to create a predetermined tension
on the belt at a time prior to said motor being fixedly
mounted to said carriage, and
means for fixedly mounting the motor to the carriage in a
position dictated by the spring force and the belt tension.
The references relied on by the patent examiner in
rejecting the claims follow:
Lissner et al. (Lissner) 3,786,454 Jan.
15, 1974
Fago 4,815,055 Mar.
21, 1989
Glover et al. (Glover) 4,982,847 Jan. 8,
1991
Wanger et al. (Wanger) 5,014,255 May 7,
1991
Dimitri et al. (Dimitri) 5,377,121 Dec.
27, 1994
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