Appeal No. 2006-2766
Application No. 10/635,174
BACKGROUND
Appellants’ invention is directed to a plug connector having various types of
contacts. An understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of
exemplary independent claim 2, which is reproduced as follows:
2. A plug connector comprising a housing including an accommodation
chamber, and a support plate which is arranged in said accommodation
chamber and divides the latter in first and second sections, a first type of
contact being arranged in said first section and a second type of contact
being arranged in said second section, said second type of contact being a
USB coupling, wherein two USB couplings are provided which are
mounted to said support plate so as to face away from each other.
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Capper US 5,513,075 Apr. 30, 1996
Shiu US 5,961,350 Oct. 5, 1999
Yi US 6,296,534 B1 Oct. 2, 2001
Claims 2, 8, and 10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Yi and Shiu.
Claim 11 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable
over Yi, Shiu, and Capper.
We refer to the Briefs and the Answer for the respective positions of
Appellants and the Examiner.
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