Appeal No. 1998-1086
Application No. 08/513,106
OPINION
The obviousness rejection of claims 4, 6, 8 through 10,
16 and 18 through 20 is reversed.
The examiner is of the opinion (Answer, page 3) that
“[s]ince the center tap is effected by connecting lead metal
strips 2B and 2A together in Charpentier, it would have been
obvious to effect this connection by using a fastener or screw
which is notoriously old as shown by Brodzik et al at 78B.”
According to the examiner (Answer, page 5), “[c]ommon sense
and common knowledge of a person of ordinary skill in the art
suggest that a fastener could be used to make the connections
of
terminals 2A and 2B of Charpentier; such a connection produces
mechanical coupling of the connected windings.”
Charpentier expressly states that the center-tap
terminals 2A and 2B are electrically connected, but does not
state how this electrical connection is made (column 6, lines
19 through 21; Figure 4). Brodzik uses mounting pin 78b to
secure coupling lug 58b and metal strip 44b to mounting
connector block 32 (column 3, line 67 through column 4, line
7; Figures 2 and 3).
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