Appeal No. 97-1758 Page 7
Application No. 08/326,721
rotatably mounting a sleeve assembly 12 to a block 234. The
supporting assembly comprises a shaft 232. One end of the
shaft is attached to the rear end of the guide assembly’s yoke
member 114. The other end of the shaft is attached to block
234. Col. 7, l. 65 - col. 8, l. 5. In summary, Wanger’s
sleeve is mounted to its carriage only at one point, and the
point is in the rear of the sleeve assembly.
Comparison of the claim language to the reference’s
teaching evidences that Wanger’s supporting assembly does not
anticipate the claimed mounting. The claimed sleeve is
mounted to the carriage “at first and second mounting
locations.” (Appeal Br., App. A at 4.) In contrast, the
reference’s sleeve assembly is mounted to its block at a
single mounting location, viz., the rear end of the guide
assembly’s yoke member. Col. 8, ll. 2-4. The first claimed
mounting location is “adjacent the aperture,” for receiving a
disk cartridge. (Appeal Br., App. A at 4.) In contrast,
Wanger’s single mounting location and aperture reside at
opposite ends of the reference’s sleeve assembly. The
mounting location is at the rear end 16; the aperture, at the
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