Appeal 2007-1448
Application 10/601,325
loop 19 secured to the outer end of finger 26 in any suitable manner as for instance
welding. Alternately, gettering loop 19 is secured to the skirt portion 25.” (Br. 4)
We find this difference in Pohle to be overcome by the teachings in Wisniewski.
Elastically deformable portions of a clip which hold another member in
place on it were known at the time of the invention. One example of this is the
biasing portions or fingers 24 of the clip 10 in Wisniewski which hold shaft 84 in
place within the clip 10.
The clip 10 in Wisniewski is similar to Appellants’ in that it has two biasing
sections each respectively responsible for: 1. holding the clip to a mounting
member (76), and 2. holding a mounted member (84) to the clip using only the
biasing force of the clip. This is respectively accomplished in Wisniewski by:
1. the radially disposed outwardly biased portions 26, 28, 30 and 32 which press
outwardly against a juxtaposed cylindrical surface of the mounting opening 90 to
hold the clip in place therein, and 2. the centrally disposed biasing portions or
fingers 24, 24 of the clip 10 which hold the mounted shaft 84 in place within the
clip 10.
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