Appeal No. 97-3110
Application 08/437,956
main frame 3 of the vehicle. The link arm 6 is pivotally
connected to a separate arm bracket 12 which is fixed to one
of the mount brackets 13 such that link arm 6 is attached to
the tank through the associated brackets 12 and 13.
Claims 1 and 18 are the only independent claims on
appeal. A copy of these claims, as they appear in the appendix
to appellant’s brief, is appended to this decision.
The following references are relied upon by the
examiner as evidence of obviousness in support of his
rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103:
Washizu et al. (Washizu) 4,991,867 Feb. 12,
1991
Robertshaw (British Patent) 794,737 May 7, 1958
Kohira (Japanese Patent)4 05-008643 Jan. 19, 1993
Appealed claims 1 through 21 stand rejected under 35
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