Appeal No. 2005-1481
Application 10/236,601
calling for upper and lower cable wraps contained in upper and
lower spindle assemblies, respectively. To account for these
deficiencies, the examiner looks to Petrich.
Petrich discloses a pressure transmitter assembly 10
comprising a sensor module housing 11 containing a circuit board
20, an electronic assembly housing 12 containing a circuit board
23, a cable 35 having a connector 36 at one end for circuit board
20 and a connector 37 at its opposite end for circuit board 23,
and a cable protector assembly 40 for preventing damage to the
cable and connectors when the housings are repositioned relative
to one another. The cable protector assembly consists of an
outer reel housing 42 and an inner reel sleeve 41 having a
spindle or dowel 46 about which the central part of the cable is
wound in a loose helical coil (see Figures 4 and 5). In use,
if the transmitter housings are going to be
repositioned, because the coil of cable that is within
the reel sleeve is initially a relatively loose helical
coil, as the connector on the second transmitter
housing is moved away from the reel sleeve, the coil of
cable inside the reel sleeve will tighten or loosen,
depending on relative rotation to permit a portion of
the cable to be extended from the reel. This permits
the operator to change or reposition the two
transmitter housings relative to each other for
matching ports on one of the housings to its
connections while the ports on the other housing can be
positioned to match a desired location as well [column
2, lines 9 through 21].
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