Appeal No. 2004-1575
Application No. 09/732,120
Appellants’ claimed invention is directed to a slide switch
comprising a housing that is connected to a circuit board. The
switch comprises, inter alia, at least one contact spring
connected to a slidable glider, with the at least one contact
spring forming a detent fit in a space between a pair of adjacent
contacts on the circuit board. As such, the fitted contact
spring forms an electrical connection between a pair of adjacent
contacts on the circuit board. According to appellants, the
slide switch finds utility in removing “the humming noise
produced by a ceiling fan unit” (page 1 of specification, first
paragraph).
Appealed claims 1 and 2 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b)as anticipated by Takano. Claims 3-6 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Takano in
view of Hanna.
We have thoroughly reviewed the respective positions
advanced by appellants and the examiner. As a result, we find
ourselves in agreement with the appellants that the examiner’s
rejections are not well-founded. Accordingly, we will not
sustain the examiner’s § 102 and § 103 rejections.
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