Appeal No. 1998-0509
Application 08/236,771
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from
the final rejection of claims 1-30.
We reverse.
BACKGROUND
The disclosed invention is directed to an apparatus to
mount a disk drive to a frame so as to not cause distortion
to the housing of the disk drive.
Claim 1 is reproduced below.
1. An apparatus for storing data comprising:
a housing for the apparatus for storing data, said
housing having openings therein; and
an insert within one of the openings of the housing,
said insert including an electrical insulating
material, and wherein the insert contains an opening
that can receive a fastener, wherein the fastener
fastens the housing to a frame by turning, and wherein
the insert reduces distortion of the housing caused by
torque of the fastener, wherein the torque results from
the fastener turning.
THE PRIOR ART
The Examiner relies on the following prior art patents:
Worthing 4,846,612 July 11, 1989
Dupree 4,952,107 August 28, 1990
Wollar 5,039,267 August 13, 1991
Remise et al. (Remise) 5,136,466 August 4, 1992
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