Appeal No. 2001-1799
Application 09/097,655
in the applied prior art. The terms coarse and fine are relative
terms which have meaning when used together. The two guiding
means of the claimed invention clearly recite a preliminary
centering, or coarse centering, followed by a second centering,
or fine centering, of the battery pack relative to the switch
housing. It is the sequential use of two guiding means which
distinguishes the claimed invention from each of the applied
prior art references. As argued by appellants, none of the
applied prior art references teach or suggest the desirability of
using two guiding means together. The only suggestion for using
two guiding means as claimed comes from appellants’ own
disclosure.
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