Appeal No. 1999-0721
Application No. 08/683,826
lining defining approximately radial oil grooves (4). As
recognized by the examiner, the friction lining (3) of Bauer
is in the form of a single continuous ring of friction
material that is glued onto the supporting ring (1) and which
includes at least one rim of lining material (e.g., 8) that is
used to maintain the position
of the individual parts (e.g., 7) of the friction lining (3)
upon
application thereof to the supporting ring (1). The at least
one rim (8), seen in Figure 3, is removed only after the
friction lining (3) is applied to the supporting ring (1).
Thus, the method of manufacturing the flat friction ring of
Bauer is entirely different than that set forth in appellants’
claims before us on appeal.
Noting the clear differences between appellants’ method
in claims 5 and 6 on appeal and that taught in Bauer, the
examiner turns to the teachings of either Taylor or Winter
which relate to the manufacture of non-metallic gears or
pulleys by using a continuous strip of fabric, paper, felt or
the like that is impregnated or coated with a suitable binder
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