Appeal No. 1998-3006 Page 12
Application No. 08/586,977
the thrust ring (Haines' disclike plate 45) to the driven
wheel (Haines' disc 41).
In addition, as clearly shown in Figure 2 of Haines, the
position adjustment means or deflector (Haines' bores 64 and
66, disc 65, bolt 67, nut 68, and rollers 75 and 76) does not
engage the thrust ring (Haines' disclike plate 45) as recited7
in claims 1 and 9.
Since all the limitations of the claims under appeal are
not found in Haines for the reasons set forth above, the
decision of the examiner to reject claims 1 to 4, 7, 9 and 11
under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) is reversed.
CONCLUSION
To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject
claims 1 to 7 and 9 to 11 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second
paragraph, is affirmed and the decision of the examiner to
7Webster's Third New International Dictionary, (1971)
defines engage as used in this instance to mean "to come into
contact or interlock with."
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