Appeal No. 2001-2268
Application 08/922,581
We will not sustain the examiner’s rejection of claim 29
because we agree with appellants that cam 12 and lever 20 of
Foelkel do not move radially of the turntable axis as claimed.
Cam 12 and lever 20 both move parallel to the turntable axis.
With respect to claim 43, appellants argue that Foelkel
fails to disclose that an actuator/plunger arm can engage a catch
when withdrawn such that the actuator/plunger arm physically
moves the registered one of the cassette holders from the
extended position and its respective cassettes out of the docked
state. Specifically, appellants argue that the cassette holders
in Foelkel are moved as a result of spring tension acting on the
holder rather than by physical engagement [brief, pages 22-24].
The examiner does not respond to this argument.
We will not sustain the examiner’s rejection of claim 43
for reasons argued by appellants in the main brief.
In summary, we have sustained the rejection of claims 1
and 6, but we have not sustained the rejection of claims 10, 29
and 43. Claim 3 was indicated to stand or fall with claim 1 so
that the rejection of claim 3 is also sustained. We can find no
arguments in appellants’ briefs directed to the rejection of
claim 37. Since claim 37 depends from claim 6, we also sustain
the rejection of claim 37.
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