Appeal No. 2001-1719
Application No. 09/069,907
The references applied in the final rejection are: Kurz
4,987,517 Jan. 22, 1991
Petitpierre 5,491,613 Feb. 13, 1996
The appealed claims stand finally rejected as follows:
(1) Claims 1 to 4, 12 to 16, 19 and 22, anticipated by Kurz, under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b).
(2) Claims 5 to 11 and 17, unpatentable over Kurz in view of Petitpierre, under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a).
Rejection (1)
Claim 1 reads:
1. A bracket for mounting a expansion card in a computer chassis, the
bracket comprising:
a primary surface having a rear face and a front face, the primary
surface extending between a top end and a bottom end, the front face
adapted to be aligned against a first surface of the computer chassis; and
a first appendage extending outward from the rear face of the primary
surface and adapted to couple to a recessed portion of the expansion card,
the first appendage having a proximal end at the rear face of the primary
surface and a distal end opposite the proximal end, the distal end adapted
for coupling the first appendage to the recessed portion of the expansion
card.
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