Appeal No.2000-1286
Application No. 08/832,672
electrodes. Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed invention,
and it reads as follows:
1. A connector fitting detection construction for
detecting a fitted condition of a first connector and a second
connector, comprising:
a lock arm, which is elastically flexible in a direction
generally perpendicular to a connector-fitting direction,
provided on said first connector;
a short-circuiting electrode mounted on said lock arm;
and
a pair of spaced apart detection electrodes projecting
from said second connector;
wherein, when said lock arm retainingly engages with said
second connector, said short-circuiting electrode interposes
between and electrically connects said pair of detection
electrodes.
The prior art reference of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims is:
Saijo et al. (Saijo) 5,464,353 Nov. 07,
1995
Claims 1, 3, 6, and 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as being anticipated by Saijo.1
Reference is made to the Examiner's Answer (Paper No. 16,
mailed September 28, 1999) for the examiner's complete
We note that on page 3 of the Answer, the examiner withdrew a1
rejection of claims 1, 3, 6, and 7 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a).
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