Appeal No. 2006-1364
Application No. 10/218,952
THE INVENTION
The appellants claim a power train assembly including a
creeper module. Claim 1 is illustrative:
1. A power train assembly driveably engaged with an input
source, the power train assembly comprising:
a transmission module being driveably connected to the input
source and including a transmission mechanism and a drive member
driveably connected to the transmission mechanism, said
transmission module being substantially enclosed within a casing;
a creeper module being substantially enclosed within a
housing and said creeper module being driveably engaged with said
drive member of said transmission module, said housing of said
creeper module being detachably mountable to an external portion
of said casing;
an output assembly including an output member being in
driving engagement with said creeper module; and
a control interface being configured to selectively engage
the creeper module to transform a first speed of the drive member
to a second speed of the output member.
THE REFERENCE
Mann et al. (Mann) 5,151,068 Sep. 29, 1992
THE REJECTION
Claims 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Mann.1
OPINION
1 A rejection of claims 1-3, 7 and 8 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) over
2
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