Appeal No. 1998-2467 Page 4
Application No. 08/353,682
the handle axis, and the other of the printed circuit board
and the electrical connector having electrically conducting
sockets extending along the handle axis;
h) a battery pack for supplying DC voltage to the light
source, the sensor, the scanning means and the decode control
means through the electrical connector and the printed circuit
board; and
I) a mounting assembly for securing the battery pack and
the electrical connector to the handle, said assembly
including a casing on which the electrical connector is
mounted, said electrical connector and said casing being
respectively electrically connected by receiving the pins in
the sockets and mounted by movement solely in one direction
along the handle axis on the handle to close the handle end,
said electrical connector and said casing being respectively
electrically disconnected by removing the pins from the
sockets and demounted by movement solely along the handle axis
in a direction opposite to said one direction to open the
handle end, said casing having an insert portion extending
only along the handle axis and insertable through the open
handle and within the handle along the handle axis and a
uniform cross-sectional dimension the same as said
predetermined cross-sectional dimension.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Riley, Jr. (Riley) 4,309,067 Jan. 5, 1982
Eastman et al. (Eastman) 4,603,262 Jul. 29, 1986
(filed Aug. 22, 1983)
Shepard et al. (Shepard) 4,460,120 Jul. 17, 1984
Swartz et al. (Swartz) 4,496,831 Jan. 29, 1985
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