Appeal No. 1999-0074
Application No. 08/401,347
fastening mechanism comprises a unitary, flat tank torque
plate 44 extending about the perimeter of the tank and
disposed in mating relationship with the tank’s clamping
flange, a unitary, flat header torque plate 46 extending about
the perimeter of the radiator core and disposed in mating
relationship with the header flange, and a plurality of
fasteners 50 extending through aligned apertures in the torque
plates 44, 46, flanges 36, 38, and gasket 42 to secure the
above together in a leakproof manner. Independent claim
16 contains similar limitations.
Jackson, the examiner’s primary reference, pertains to a
radiator assembly comprising a core 16 having a horizontally
outwardly projecting flange 20, a tank 12 having a
horizontally outwardly projecting flange 18, and a gasket 29
disposed between the flanges of the tank and the core.
Jackson further includes a fastening mechanism for securing
the tank to the core comprising a pair of compression straps
28 disposed in mating relationship with the flange of the
radiator core, and a plurality of fasteners 26, 38 extending
through slots in the compression straps and aligned apertures
in the flanges and gasket for securing the above together.
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