Appeal No. 2004-0053 Page 4
Application No. 09/678,635
with said engagement aperture to hold said lead carrier in place to facilitate the
manual operation of control structures supported by said lead carrier.
10. An engagement structure comprising an extension having a first end with
an enlarged portion and a second end, said engagement structure having a
lateral slot capable of fitting over an upper through slot of a lead carrier of a
window covering mechanism in a position alignable with an engagement aperture
carried by said window covering mechanism for enabling said engagement
structure to be at least one of momentum and force engageable to hold said lead
carrier in place to further facilitate the manual operation of control structures
supported by said lead carrier.
The anticipation rejection based on Kressel
We will not sustain the rejection of claims 1 to 6 and 10-14 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as being anticipated by Kressel.
Kressel's invention relates to terminal strip covers and more particularly, to
devices in combination with terminal strips for protecting the electrical terminals
connected thereto and for providing ready access thereto. Kressel teaches (column 1,
lines 13-20) that:
Terminal strips according to prior inventions have been difficult to remove
and have been inefficient in operation. The present invention proposes the use
of a generally rectangular strip of material made of synthetic plastic or the like
with holes at either end and studs fixed to the terminal strip at each end. The
studs have heads which can be forced through the terminal strip and, when
forced through will hold it in position.
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