Appeal No. 97-2224
Application 08/510,613
18 define a semi-cylindrical housing 14 having an opening 15
for the lateral insertion and removal of a fuel filter 8. The
inner diameter of the semi-cylindrical housing is slightly
smaller than the outer diameter of the filter such that the
side walls 16, 18 exert a resilient holding force on the
filter. The side walls include outwardly flared flange
portions 20, 22 at their free ends to facilitate the lateral
insertion of the filter, slots 24, 28 to control the resilient
holding force, and a locking slot 30 for cooperation with an
annular bead 32 on the filter to prevent axial movement
therebetween.
The examiner concedes that Twork does not teach, and
would not have suggested, a fuel filter bracket meeting the
limitations in independent claims 1, 12 and 13 requiring first
and second fastener receiving portions extending from the free
edges of the arcuate shaped members and having apertures
through which is inserted a fastener of a fastener means
whereby upon tightening of the fastener means the first and
second arcuate shaped members are drawn towards each other to
compress the fuel filter therebetween (see pages 3, 4, 6 and 7
in the answer). In this regard, the Twork fuel filter bracket
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