Ex Parte Ling et al - Page 8




             Appeal No. 2006-0542                                                           Page 8                                     
             Application No. 10/054,083                                                                                                



                   For our part, we find that the first lever 39(1) is actuated to apply a rotational                                  
             force to the card (21) during insertion of the card in the slot of the connector 31.  To wit,                             
             "the first lever 39(1) is inwardly pushed manually or otherwise to rotate the card                                        
             board 21 as indicated by a counterclockwise arrow I."  (Id. at ll. 15-17.)  By that                                       
             rotational force, "the card board 21 is brought into mechanical contact with the card                                     
             edge connector 31," (id. at ll. 20-21), and "the card board 21 is put in place."  (Id. at                                 
             l. 24.)  Therefore, we affirm the rejection of claims 1 and 11 and of claims 3-10 and 13,                                 
             which fall therewith.                                                                                                     


                                                B. CLAIMS 14-19                                                                        
                   The appellants argue claims 14-19, which are subject to the same ground of                                          
             rejection, as a group.  (Appeal Br. at 10-11.)  We select claim 14 the sole claim on                                      
             which to decide the appeal of the group.                                                                                  


                   The examiner finds, "Tondreault discloses an assembly comprising . . . a first                                      
             case attached to a first end of the connector, the first case having first and second                                     
             opposing planar surfaces defining a channel therebetween (for example, see                                                
             elements 12, 20, Figs 1-5, see columns 1-4), and having a hole formed in each planar                                      
             surface (for example, see holes that elements 28 are engaged with, best shown at                                          
             Fig 1). . . ."  (Examiner's Answer at 8.)  The appellants argue, "upon reference to the                                   
















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