Appeal No. 2001-0110
Application 08/866,395
Rather than repeat the arguments of Appellants or Examiner,
we make reference to the briefs and the answer for the1
respective details thereof.
OPINION
After a careful review, we do not agree with the Examiner
that claims 1 through 11 and 15 through 22 are properly rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
On page 3 of the final rejection, the Examiner agrees that
the front shield of the Dixon connector does not extend about a
substantial portion of the forward mating end of the housing as
recited in Appellants’ claim 1. The Examiner points to Kawai for
a front shield extending about a substantial portion of the
forward mating end of the housing. The Examiner then states that
it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art
that the Dixon front shield could be enlarged slightly as taught
by Kawai, to extend about a substantial portion of the forward
mating end. The Examiner states that such a modification might
be made to enhance the EMI shielding qualities of the shield. In
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