Appeal No. 2002-0555
Application 09/361,514
plurality of depending force exerting members (26), wherein the
depending force exerting members engage the mounting bracket of
the at least one electronic circuit board set forth in the claim
when the retention bracket is secured to the mounting panel by
fasteners (50), and argues that the examiner’s reading of the
above-noted “depending force exerting members” on the alignment
or fixing protrusions (30c) of cover member (30) of Lee is in
error. More particularly, appellant urges that the pins (30c) of
Lee are not force exerting members but only pass through the
groove (26c) of the mounting bracket/support member (26) as
locating pins and act solely to align and prevent the
disengagement of the mounting bracket (26) from the mounting
panel (16) after assembly.
Like appellant, our review of the Lee patent reveals that
the protrusions or pins (30c) on the cover (30) therein extend
through the grooves (26c) of the mounting brackets (26) and into
holes (16c) of the mounting panel/receptacle (16) and act
primarily as locating and alignment pins for proper positioning
of the mounting brackets (26), particularly end portions (26a)
thereof, relative to the mounting panel/receptacle (16). There is
no indication and apparently no need in the arrangement seen in
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