Appeal No. 2007-0507
Application 10/737,051
thumb pressure is released from finger-hooking portion 79 and until the battery is
removed. See col. 11, ll. 22-27 (“As shown in FIG. 11B, the convex portion 42 is
guided to the extension 66 of the cam surface 65 through the insertion port 62 [Fig.
11A] so as to be hooked on the cavity 67 of the extension 66. As a result, the
slider 55 is temporarily held by the lock release position.”). See also col. 11, ll. 48-
53 (“If the end portion of the battery pack 31 is pushed out of the opening portion
21, the convex portion 42 is detached from the cavity 67 of the slider 55. Due to
this, the maintenance of the slider 55 is released, and the slider 55 is automatically
returned to the lock position from the lock releasing position.”).
The term “boss,” which is not defined in Appellant’s Specification, is
defined in Webster’s II New College Dictionary 129 (2001) (copy enclosed) as “1.
A circular protuberance. 2. A raised area used as an ornamentation. 3. . . .”
However, because Appellant’s Specification and drawings fail to indicate that
bosses 80 are circular in cross-section and Appellant does not argue that “boss”
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