Appeal No. 1996-1300
Application No. 08/076,722
manual locking lever 30 as moveable in both the locked (when
manual locking lever is actuated and movement of lever 3 is
prevented from unlocking the locking actuator system) and
unlocked positions (when manual locking lever 30 is actuated
and movement of lever 3 occurs to unlock the locking actuator
system). However, when the link 5 and lever 7 are uncoupled
(Figs. 3-6) the manual locking lever is held in the locked
position because it can not operate to unlock the locking
actuator system" (answer, page 5). The examiner appears to
recognize that whereas appellants' claim 7 recites structure
to "hold the manual locking lever in the locked position",
Fukumoto discloses structure which has an idle position
wherein the manual locking lever can move, but not to unlock
the lock mechanism.
We note appellants disagree with the examiner and stress
"[t]hus, if lever 30 is moving, it is not 'held' in a 'locked
position' as stated in the Examiner's Answer and as would be
required to meet Appellants' claim 7... lever 30 is not locked
in any position, but moves whenever the door handle moves"
(reply, page 10).
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