Appeal No. 2003-0399
Application No. 08/774,150
Positioning of the rod (97), seen in Figures 4, 7 and 10 of
Stanley, determines whether subsequent operation of the electric
motor (91) on the bed will rotate the high-low shaft (31), the
knee screw shaft (57), or the head screw shaft (67). Note
particularly the disclosure of Stanley at column 7, lines 32-58.
Thus, the levers (109) of Stanley merely act as "selector
levers" for displacing rod (97) and determining which one of
selector gears (93, 94, 95) seen in Figure 7 will be operative
when the motor (91) is subsequently energized. As urged by
appellant in the brief (page 5), it follows from this
understanding of the operation of the levers (109) that movement
of levers (109) does not actuate said actuator of the bed for
actuating the support frame in articulated movement, as required
in claim 9 on appeal. Energization of the electric motor (91) in
Stanley is controlled by one or the other of the two micro
switches (115, 116), which switches are caused to operate by
movement of remote control means in the form of manually operable
slides (128, 129) working through Bowden cables (126, 127) to
move switch bars (122, 123). See column 7, line 59 thru column
8, line 71 and Figures 1, 2, 4-7 and 10 of Stanley.
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