Appeal No. 2003-1205
Application No. 09/568,406
optical element holder 21 corresponding to the claimed outer
housing and inner housing, respectively. See column 2, lines
43-52, together with Figures 2A, 2B, and 3. We find that Komatsu
shows that the body 11 is formed by walls surrounding the mating
optical axis to define cavity openings in the front cylindrical
portion 12 (the claimed forward mating end) and the rear box-
shaped portion 13 (the claimed rear end). See column 2, lines 7-
14 column 3, lines 1-11, together with Figures 2A, 2B, and 3. We
find that Kotmatsu teaches employing two tongues 17a of the
movable contact piece 16 corresponding to the claimed resilient
latch portion in the body 11 to resiliently click into engagement
with the annular groove of the ferrule 44 (the claimed
complementary device). See column 3, lines 62-68, together with
Figures 2B and 3. We find that Kotmatsu teaches that its optical
element holder 21 having an optical receiving cavity
communicating with the optical axis is fitted into the box-shape
portion of the body 11 from behind. See column 2, lines 43-55
and column 3, lines 1-11, together with Figures 2A, 2B and 3. We
find that Kotmatsu teaches that the optical element holder 21 is
positioned and retained within the body 11 via protrusions 28 on
the holder and recesses 18a and 18b in the movable contact piece
16 within the body and/or protrusions 31a and 31b in the body and
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