Appeal No. 2002-0507 Page 2
Application No. 09/405,872
on the pins of the connector, including maintaining proper height and planer disposition,
a proper wave solder application cannot be obtained." (Appeal Br. at 4.)
Accordingly, the appellant's invention is a bracket for holding a printed circuit
board ("PCB") to a connector "in proper orientation for the wave solder application."
(Id.) More specifically, the bracket includes a shelf for supporting the PCB above the
connector and a latch for retaining the PCB on the shelf. The bracket is screwed to the
connector via a hole in the bracket. (Spec. at 1-2.)
A further understanding of the invention can be achieved by reading the following
claim.
1. A bracket for holding a printed circuit board in relation to a
connector for wave solder application, the connector having a block with
one or more mounting screwholes therein and a plurality of wire wrap pins
extending upwardly therefrom, comprising a mounting element adapted to
engage at least one mounting screwhole on the connector for attaching
the bracket to the connector, a shelf for supporting at least a portion of a
bottom of the printed circuit board at a predetermined height above the
connector and a latch for retaining the printed circuit board on the shelf.
Claims 1-9 and 12-19 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by
U.S. Patent No. 4,767,338 ("Dennis"). Claim 10 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as obvious over Dennis.
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