Appeal No. 2006-1853 Page 2
Application No. 10/051,573
BACKGROUND
The appellants’ invention relates to a rack-mount storage system (10)
including an equipment cabinet (12) sized to receive one or more devices (16, 36).
The devices (16, 36) are supported within equipment cabinet (12) by a support spar
(20) that extends between first and second sides (28, 30) of the cabinet (12). The
devices (16, 36) are provided with a chassis (48, 79) for holding components
within the devices. Device (16) may be provided with a first channel member (56)
therein which, together with the bottom surface (24) of the chassis (48), defines a
first mounting pathway (18). The first mounting pathway (18) is sized to slidably
receive the support spar (20). Similarly, the second device (36) may have a similar
channel member (58) therein, which together with a bottom surface (82) of the
chassis (79), defines a second mounting pathway (38). Independent claims 1 and
14-16 are representative of the subject matter on appeal, and a copy of these claims
can be found in the appendix to the appellants’ brief.
The examiner relies upon the following as evidence of unpatentability:
Robertson et al. (Robertson) 5,788,091 Aug. 04, 1998
Whiten et al. (Whiten) 5,806,417 Sep. 15, 1998
The following rejections are before us for review:
1. The examiner has rejected claims 1-21 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second
paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and
distinctly claim the subject matter which applicants regard as the invention.
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