Appeal No. 1997-3476
Application 08/341,149
straight parallel side walls which extend along the full length
of said center rail;
a magnetic head disposed on said slider so as to be aligned
with said center rail and proximate an edge of said slider;
a pair of side rails formed on the rear surface of said
slider, said pair of side rails respectively having regular
rectangular shapes with straight parallel inner and outer side
walls which extend along the full length of each side rails, said
side rails being respectively located on either side of said
center rail, the inner side walls of said side rails respectively
facing a side wall of the center rail, the outer side walls of
said side rails having a surface which is angled relative to a
side wall of the center rail such that the magnetic head floats
above the recording surface of the magnetic disc on a supporting
force generated by air flowing between the rails and the
recording surface of the rotating magnetic disk, wherein said
side rails have chamfer-like tapered portions and are
symmetrically disposed on the rear surface in a non-parallel
angled relationship with respect to the center rail.
The following references are relied on by the examiner:
Nepela et al. (Nepela) 5,359,480 Oct. 25, 1994
(filed Dec. 21, 1992)
Aizawa et al. (Aizawa)1 54008514 Jan. 22, 1979
(Japanese Patent)
Claims 1, 3, 4, 6 and 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(e) as being anticipated by Nepela. Claims 1, 3, 4, 6,
11 and 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being
anticipated by Aizawa.
Our understanding of this reference is based upon a translation1
provided by the Scientific and Technical Information Center of the Patent and
Trademark Office. A copy of the translation is enclosed with this decision.
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