Appeal No. 1998-0509
Application 08/236,771
agree with the Examiner's conclusion that Dupree would have
suggested extending the inserts 41 of Remise into the holes
42B.
Second, Remise discloses the elastic grommet 41,
corresponding to the claimed insert, fits within an opening
of the frame (one of the cutouts 120) that supports the
housing and the purpose of the grommet is to provide
cushioning (col. 4, lines 42-43). Therefore, Remise does
not disclose the insert to be within an opening of the
housing 4 and does not disclose that the grommet reduces
distortion. Assuming, arguendo, that one of ordinary skill
in the art would have been motivated to combine Remise and
Dupree, as discussed in the preceding paragraph, Dupree does
not suggest an insert in an opening of the housing. Remise
as modified by Dupree would have suggested a structure where
the screws and captive washers (the inserts) are carried in
the side surfaces 11, 12 of Remise, not as inserts in the
threaded hole 42B. Such an arrangement does not reduce
distortion in the housing 4.
Third, Remise discloses that the screw/grommet
assemblies screwed into the holes 42B of the peripheral
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