DETAILED ACTION
Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Specification
The title of the invention is not descriptive. A new title is required that is clearly indicative of the invention to which the claims are directed.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
A person shall be entitled to a patent unless –
(a)(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale, or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
Claims 1-4 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by anticipated by Rossman et al. (US. 8,052,458 B2).
In Regards to Claim 1:
Rossman teaches a connector (12) comprising:
a body portion (30); a first connecting portion (34) that is provided on a front side of the body portion (30) and is connectable to a terminal (20/16); a second connecting portion (40) that is provided on a rear side of the body portion (30) and is connectable to a connection target; and a pair of projecting portions (42, See Reproduced Drawing 1) that project in mutually opposite directions from both side edges of the body portion (30) on the front side of the body portion (30), wherein the projecting portions (42, See Reproduced Drawing 1) have pressing surfaces (50, 52) that are curved and recessed on the front side, and the pressing surfaces (50, 52) are configured such that a finger of an operator is pressed against the pressing surfaces (50, 52) at a time of connection to the connection target.
In Regards to Claim 2:
Rossman teaches the connector according to claim 1, wherein a surface of the body portion (30) is formed in a substantially rectangular shape and has short side portions and long side portions, and the projecting portions (42, See Reproduced Drawing 1) project from the short side portions.
In Regards to Claim 3:
Rossman teaches the connector according to claim 2, wherein the projecting portions (42, See Reproduced Drawing 1) are formed in arc shapes in a view in a direction along the short side portions.
In Regards to Claim 4:
Rossman teaches the connector according to claim 1, wherein a projecting length of each of the projecting portions (42, See Reproduced Drawing 1) is set to a size that allows a back of a finger of a person to be pressed against the projecting portions (42, See Reproduced Drawing 1).
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Conclusion
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/NADER J ALHAWAMDEH/Patent Examiner, Art Unit 2831 /ABDULLAH A RIYAMI/Supervisory Patent Examiner, Art Unit 2831
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