Appeal No. 2000-1320
Application No. 08/796,737
BACKGROUND
The appellants’ invention relates to a floating-type magnetic head with
straddle-mounted string-type flexure with pivot projection. An understanding of the
invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 5, which is reproduced
below.
5. A floating magnetic head having an arm which is positioned
slidably along a radial direction of a disc, a slider which is attached to said
arm and which floats above a surface of the disc due to a movement of air
produced by rotation of the disc, a magnet mounted on the slider, and a
holder by which said slider is attached displaceably to the arm,
comprising:
a straddle-mounted spring displacement portion which is formed on
said holder, said straddle-mounted spring displacement portion being
separate from said arm; and
a projection extending from one of said displacement portion and
said arm, said projection being in contact with the other of said
displacement portion and said arm and providing a pivot for said
displacement portion.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Yumura et al. (Yumura) 5,079,660 Jan. 7, 1992
Mizuno et al. (Mizuno) 5,299,080 Mar. 29, 1994
Appellants' Admitted Prior Art (AAPA) at pages 1, 3, 4 and Figures 1, 5, 6
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