Appeal No. 2002-0313
Application No. 09/302,106
printed circuit cards, which are used as the base for the disk-
head assembly, are subject to vibration which reduces the
accuracy of the actuator arm movement (specification, page 3).
The housing of the present invention includes an apparatus that
rigidly holds a hard disk drive assembly by positioning shock-
absorbing material on the drive (specification, page 4). By
engaging the shock-absorbing material, the hard disk drive
assembly is no longer subject to vibration and the actuator arm
becomes stabilized (specification, page 6).
Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced below:
1. An apparatus for connecting a peripheral device to a
host computer; comprising:
an assembly including a disk for mounting said peripheral
device;
a connection device for connecting said assembly and said
disk to said host computer; and
a shock-absorbing material being positioned directly between
said host computer and said assembly including said disk to
absorb shock to said assembly and disk.
The Examiner relies on the following reference in rejecting
the claims:
Gustafson et al. (Gustafson) 5,914,855 Jun. 22, 1999
(Filed Dec. 30, 1997)
Claims 1-4 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being
anticipated by Gustafson.
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