Appeal No. 98-1523 Page 5
Application No. 08/705,744
are disclosed in Warner and illustrated in Fig. 1 and calls
attention to clip 52.
The appellant argues that Warner does not disclose a clip
but rather a flange and that Warner does not disclose a clip
pin. Appellant’s specification states that the connector
clips 138 connect the stationary components of the seal to the
stationary housing and comprise a radial extension 142 having
a seal end 144 and a bolt end 146. The bolt end 146 has a
bolt end opening 148 to receive the bolt 140 (Specification at
page 18). Appellant’s specification does not define the clip
further. However the College Standard Dictionary, (Funk &
Wagnalls Company, 1981) p. 230, defines a clip as “any
appliance that clasp, grips or holds fast.” The flange 52 of
Warner firmly holds the seal housing 50 to the machine wall
56. Flange 52 includes a radial extension (the portion
adjacent the screw 54) on a bolt end and a seal end (adjacent
seal housing 50) (Fig. 1). The flange 52 also has an opening
to receive a bolt. As such, although the element 52 is called
a flange in the Warner specification, the flange “reads on”
the clip recited in claim 18.
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