Appeal No. 1998-2467 Page 10
Application No. 08/353,682
portion that extends only along the handle axis, but also
recite that the insert portion is insertable through the
handle end within the handle in the direction of the handle
axis and that this limitation is not suggested by the prior
art.
From our review of the record, we find that in Swartz,
handle 12 is connected to body 14 by detachable connectors 16
and 18. Power supply 50, which is located within handle 12,
has input voltage terminal 52, output terminal 54, and control
terminal 56. Shepard discloses placement of a battery 114 in
the handle 12 of the scanner. Eastman discloses placement of
a circuit board 40, containing decoding electronics (col. 3,
lines 51-52) in handle 16 of the scanner. In Riley, battery
pack 18 is connected to handle stub 16 by a latching system.
To connect the battery pack 18 and the electric drill 10, the
battery pack is initially moved in the direction of the handle
axis such that the rectangle defined by wall 50 is inserted in
to the opening defined by rib 22 of handle stub 16. In this
position, the top of projections 66 and 70 reach the base
surface 20 of handle stub 16. The battery pack 18 is then
moved in a transverse direction, shown by arrow 86 in Figure 7
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