Appeal No. 97-3110
Application 08/437,956
Appellant’s invention relates to a rear chassis system
for a motor vehicle. As disclosed in appellant’s
specification, the chassis system comprises a pair of rear
wheel suspension assemblies 2 each having a plurality of link
arms 5-9. Link arms 5 and 7 through 9 are pivotally connected3
at their inner or base ends to arm brackets 12 (defined as
?pivoting portions? in claim 1) on a fuel tank 1. The fuel tank
1 comprises upper and lower shell portions 17U and 17L and an
inner frame 16 disposed between the upper and lower shell
portions.
The brackets 12 for link arms 5 and 7 through 9 are fixed
to portions of tank 1 at regions where the shell of the tank
is joined to frame 16. Thus, the link arms 5 and 7 through 9
are attached to the tank through their associated brackets 12.
Additional brackets, described as mount brackets 13, are fixed
to tank 1 and receive bolts 11 for attaching tank 1 to the
3The recitation of “suspension arms” in the last line of claim 1 lacks strict
antecedent basis. We have interpreted this recitation to refer back to the claimed “link
arms.” Although this informality does not obscure the metes and bounds of the claimed
invention, it nevertheless is deserving of correction in the event of further
prosecution before the examiner.
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