Appeal No. 1998-2467 Page 8
Application No. 08/353,682
The examiner's position (final rejection, pages 2-5) is
that Swartz does not disclose that the DC power source is a
battery pack. To overcome this deficiency of Swartz, the
examiner turns to Shepard for a teaching of a battery pack in
the handle of a scanner. In addition, the examiner states
that Swartz and Shepard do not disclose that the circuit board
is in the handle of the scanner. To overcome these
deficiencies in Swartz and Shepard, the examiner turns to
Eastman for a teaching of a circuit board in the handle of a
scanner. The examiner further takes the position that Swartz,
Shepard, and Eastman do not disclose that the handle has a
predetermined cross sectional dimension or that the handle is
removed solely along the axis of the handle. To overcome
these deficiencies of Swartz, Shepard, and Eastman, the
examiner turns to Riley for a teaching of making the handle of
a uniform shape. The examiner notes that Riley does not
disclose that the handle is removable solely along the axis of
the handle, and takes the position that latching mechanisms
that allow for "solely axial removal of portions of an
apparatus are old and well known in the art" (final rejection,
page 5). According to the examiner (id.), it would have been
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