Appeal No. 2003-0867 Page 7
Application No. 09/688,104
974 F.2d 1309, 1312, 24 USPQ2d 1040, 1042 (Fed. Cir. 1992); Lindemann
Maschinenfabrik GmbH v. American Hoist and Derrick Co., 730 F.2d 1452, 1462, 221
USPQ 481, 488 (Fed. Cir. 1984).
Teachings of Kanemitsu
Kanemitsu's invention relates to a front body structure of a vehicle, which
includes at least both a heavyweight member such as a radiator and a unit base having
shroud members, and method of assembly. As shown in Figure 5, unit base 6 includes
a pair of shroud panels 21, an upper shroud member 22, a pair of shroud members 23
and a support member 26. As shown in Figures 3-5, the lower part of a heavyweight
member 24 (the condenser 24A and the radiator 24B) is both supported by and fixed to
the support member 26 and the upper end portion of the heavyweight member 24 is
supported on the upper shroud member 22 through brackets 28. Kanemitsu is silent as
to the material used to make the pair of shroud panels 21, the upper shroud member
22, the pair of shroud members 23 and the support member 26. Kanemitsu is also
silent as to how the pair of shroud panels 21, the upper shroud member 22, the pair of
shroud members 23 and the support member 26 are connected together to form the
unit base 6.
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