Appeal No. 2005-0844 5
Application No. 10/397,807
After carefully assessing the embodiment seen in Figures 5 and 6 of McCarthy,
we agree with the examiner that the electrical cord (6) seen therein passes through an
opening or notch formed in the lower wall (64) of the housing which also defines the
bottom wall of recessed compartment (60). The portion of the specification of McCarthy
bridging columns 5 and 6 describes the recessed compartment (60) in the following
manner:
Fig. 6 further illustrates a recessed compartment, designated by reference
numeral 60, defined at the rear end of the housing 4. The compartment
60 is defined between upper and lower walls 62 and 64 of the housing 4,
and a recessed rear wall of the housing designated by reference numeral
66. The compartment 60 provides a space in which the coupling element
10 of the electrical cord 6 can be connected to the housing 4 without
physically interfering with other nearby structure. The compartment 60, as
illustrated by Fig. 6, is opened at the rear, but can be sealed as, for
example, when the unit 2 is mounted to a wall or panel, as illustrated by
Fig. 2.
Given the showing in Figure 6, and by describing the compartment (60) as
“recessed” and as being “defined between upper and lower walls 62 and 64 of the
housing” (emphasis added), and as being open at the back, but being capable of being
sealed when the unit (2) is mounted to a wall or panel, as illustrated in Figure 2, it is
clear to us that the lower housing wall (64) in McCarthy extends to the back edge of
compartment (60) that is remote from wall (66) and provides a bottom wall for the
recessed, sealable compartment. Thus, of necessity, an opening or cord notch must be
present in the lower wall (64) to allow placement or passage of the electrical cord (6) in
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