Appeal 2006-2970
Application 09/224,340
McKenzie is mounted directly to the printed circuit board 22 instead of to a
faceplate attached to the printed circuit board. McKenzie discloses that it
may be "desirable to have the handle 24 flush with surfaces 16 and 18"
(col. 3, ll. 58-59), which are the front surfaces of the rack.
McKenzie does not teach that the handle is mounted in a slot formed
in the faceplate. Nevertheless, we agree with the Examiner that one of
ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to mount the handle of
McKenzie on the faceplate in Mazura because the handle is for the same
purpose of removing PCBs from a rack and the faceplate is attached to the
PCB. The fact that the handle would not perform a locking function is not
important, because it is only the handle function that is needed.
Furthermore, one of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to
mount the handle in a slot in the faceplate so as to not protrude since
McKenzie discloses that it may be "desirable to have the handle 24 flush
with [the front surface of the rack]" (col. 3, ll. 58-59). The rejection of
claims 12 and 21 is affirmed.
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