Appeal No. 1998-1655 Page 3
Application No. 08/367,766
cartridge so as to apply a pressing force to the
second main surface of said cartridge;
driving means for rotating said disc type
medium in said cartridge while said biasing means
applies the pressing force to the second main
surface;
wherein said biasing means applies the
pressing force to hold and press together said first
and second main surfaces relative to each other due
to said pressing force;
and head means movable in the radial direction of said
disc type medium for recording/reproducing information on/from
said disc type medium while said disc type medium is rotated
by said driving means.
The references relied on in rejecting the claims follow:
Takahara et al. (Takahara) 4,439,850 Mar. 27,
1984
Yamada et al. (Yamada) 4,839,760 June 13,
1989.
Claims 1-4, 8-11, 20, 21, and 23 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by or under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as obvious over Yamada. Claims 12-16, 22, and 24-29 stand
rejected under § 103 as obvious over Yamada. Claims 17-19
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