Appeal No. 98-0594
Application 08/615,461
providing molten material from which said base
is made into said die casting around said second
magnet plate;
affixing at least one magnet to said first
and/or second magnet plates; and
joining said base with said cover to provide a
sealed environment for the disk drive.
13. A method of providing a magnet plate for a disk
drive, comprising the steps of:
locating a magnet plate within a die casting for
at least a portion of a housing of the disk drive;
and
providing molten material from which said at
least a portion of the housing is made into said die
casting around said magnet plate.
15. A method of providing a magnet plate for a disk
drive, comprising the steps of:
locating a magnet plate within a die casting for
at least a portion of a housing of the disk drive;
providing molten material from which said at
least a portion of the housing is made into said die
casting around said magnet plate; and
interlocking said magnet plate with said at
least a portion of the housing during said step of
providing molten material into said die casting
around said magnet plate.
Opinion
The rejection of claims 12-15 cannot be sustained.
A reversal of the rejection on appeal should not be
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