Appeal 2007-1671
Application 10/374,837
mounting surface of the chassis is read as the outwardly facing flange surfaces
42, 42 of the chassis 40) to coincide with a bezel (cover 22) coupled to the
computer chassis when the drive cage is installed in the computer chassis (Oros,
col. 3, ll. 54-59, Fig. 3).
We construe claim 8 not to include the bezel as part of the claimed
combination, but only as part of a recitation describing how the at least one
extension functions to coincide with the position of a bezel when the drive cage is
installed.
Liu discloses a bezel-less drive cage 6 connected to a computer chassis 4
comprising a plurality of spaced apart walls 20, 20, 16, 18 adapted to receive at
least one drive (Liu, col. 2, ll. 8-11).
Liu discloses that the cage walls are further adapted to be coupled to the
chassis 4 through the intermediary of contact caused between the protrusions 32,
34, 36 on the cage walls 20, 20, 16, 18 and the fingers 12, 12 on the chassis which
not only cause the cage 6 and the chassis 4 to be electrically coupled, but also
inherently cause a mechanical coupling by the tight fitting connection (Liu, Fig. 4,
col. 2, ll. 16-20).
Liu discloses at least one extension member (read as the portion of wall 16
taken forwardly of stepped portion 24) (Liu, Fig. 4, col. 2, ll. 21-27) configured to
extend forward of a frontal mounting surface of the chassis (Fig. 4, see frontal
surface of chassis 4 indicated by lead line 4) when the cage 6 is mounted in the
opening 8 of the panel 4.
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