Appeal No. 2004-2312 Page 5
Application No. 10/135,517
side edges or tongues arranged for sliding receipt in channels 95 in the front face of the
enclosure. As illustrated in Figures 32a-c, 33a-c, 34a-c and 35a-c and discussed in
column 10, lines 39-42, Volansky’s bezel may be employed directly to support the
connectors which are secured thereto, thereby permitting the movement of connectors
from one location to another without disconnecting the cable by sliding the bezel out of
its channel and moving it to another location (column 1, lines 54-59).
To simply replace the adaptor plate 58 and face plate 40a and screw attachment
with the alternative arrangement taught by Volansky of a support frame or plate (bezel)
provided with side edges having tongues for sliding receipt in a slot having grooves and
a face plate provided with slots having opposed grooves for sliding receipt of the bezel
to slidingly engage the cable connector with the face plate of the connection box to
facilitate retrofitting of different types of connectors or jacks with cable to meet the
user’s needs would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art. As pointed out
by the examiner on page 5 of the answer, such a sliding arrangement would simplify the
assembly or installation of a cable/connector to the connection box by eliminating the
need for tools and fasteners.
Appellant’s argument on pages 6-7 of the brief that Volansky teaches away from
the proposed combination because an object of Volansky is to provide a dimensionally
minimal enclosure is not well taken. The examiner’s rejection does not propose any
modification to the dimensions of Volansky’s enclosure. Rather, the examiner’s position
is that it would have been obvious to replace the screw mounting arrangement of the
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