Appeal No. 1998-0127
Application No. 08/609,670
This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134
from the examiner’s rejection of claim 6, which constitutes
the
only claim remaining in the application. An amendment after
final rejection was filed on January 13, 1997 but was denied
entry by the examiner.
The disclosed invention pertains to the field of
reproduction machines. More particularly, the invention is
directed to an arrangement for protecting the electrical cable
interconnection between the mainframe of the machine and at
least one modular component which is movable towards and away
from the mainframe.
The single claim in this application is reproduced as
follows:
6. A reproduction machine with a mainframe and at least
one modular component comprising a slide out drawer movable in
a linear direction of movement towards and away from said
mainframe and an electrical cable interconnection between said
mainframe and said modular component comprising at least one
flexible electrical cable with one end of said flexible cable
connected to said mainframe and the other end of said cable
connected to said modular component, and an improved cable
releasing and retracting system for protecting said electrical
cable interconnection when said modular component is moved
towards and away from said mainframe, said cable releasing and
retracting system being mounted substantially parallel to the
linear direction of said slide drawer, said cable releasing
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