Ex parte SEMENIK et al. - Page 2




          Appeal No. 1997-3090                                                        
          Application 08/309,280                                                      



          disclose on page 3 of the specification, the vibrator assembly              
          116 which includes a bracket 224 and a vibrator 226 as shown                
          in Fig. 2.  Appellants further disclose on page 4 of the                    
          specification that bracket 224 includes motor engagement                    
          members 260 and 261.  On page 5 of the specification,                       
          Appellants disclose that Fig. 3 shows the motor  engagement                 
          members 260 and 261 illustrated on how they would engage motor              
          228 as the motor is downwardly pressed in direction A.                      
          Appellants disclose that the fully assembled position is                    
          illustrated in Figs. 4 and 6.  We note that Appellants'                     
          disclosure only shows embodiments which show first and second               
          members 260 and 261 extending from the plate to hold the                    
          motor.                                                                      
               Independent claim 5 is reproduced as follows:                          
               5.  In combination:                                                    
               a vibrator including a motor, a shaft driven by the motor              
          and a weight carried on the shaft; and                                      
               a bracket including                                                    
               a plate,                                                               
               at least one member extending from the plate to hold the               
          motor,                                                                      

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