Appeal No. 2003-0471 Page 2
Application No. 09/100,346
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a connector mounting structure. A copy of
the dependent claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix to the appellant's brief.
Claims 15 and 17, the independent claims on appeal, read as follows:
15. A connector mounting structure, comprising:
a base board;
a housing having a plurality of terminal accommodating chambers;
a plurality of terminals respectively disposed in said terminal
accommodating chambers, said plurality of terminals including at least one
electrical terminal and a pair of dummy terminals, respectively disposed at
opposite ends of said housing relative to said at least one electrical terminal,
an electrical wire only being connected to said at least one electrical
terminal; and
fastening means for fastening said housing to said based [sic, base]
board, said fastening means consisting of fixing portions provided on said at
least one electrical terminal and on said dummy terminals and passing through
said based [sic, base] board to fix said terminals, and attendantly, said housing
to said base board, whereby said housing is only indirectly fastened to said base
board through said terminals.
17. A connector mounting structure, comprising:
a base board;
a housing having a plurality of terminal accommodating chambers;
a plurality of terminals respectively disposed in said accommodating
chambers, said plurality of terminals including at least one electrical terminal and
a pair of dummy terminals, respectively disposed at opposite ends of said
housing relative to said at least one electrical terminal,
an electrical wire only being connected to said at least one electrical
terminal; and
a plurality of fixing portions provided on said at least one electrical
terminal and on said dummy terminals and passing through said base board to
fix said terminals, and attendantly, said housing to said base board, whereby
said housing is only indirectly fastened to said base board through said
terminals,
wherein all of said at least one electrical terminal and said dummy
terminals have the same shape, and said fixing portions of said dummy terminals
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