Appeal No. 97-2412
Application No. 08/330,136
sleeve portion, and said first sleeve portion being formed
with first wall means for defining a first bore and said
second sleeve portion being formed with second wall means for
defining a second bore section, the first wall means being
firmly engaged with the shaft and the second wall means being
in spaced relationship with said shaft with clearance fit.
Independent claim 4 sets forth a transmission with, inter
alia, a shaft, a sleeve including a first sleeve portion being
formed with a bearing support for rotatably supporting a drum
and a second sleeve portion carrying seal rings to provide a
cylindrical clearance between a second wall means of the
second sleeve portion and the shaft for preventing stress from
being exerted on the seal rings via the second wall means.
On appeal, appellant disputes the examiner’s
understanding of the disclosure, and indicates (brief, page
10) that Exhibit A2 (a blow-up view of a portion of the
transmission shown on page A-2 of the Nissan Manual RL4F03A),
appended to the brief, clearly demonstrates that the Nissan
Manual’s sleeve and shaft arrangement is different from that
of the present invention shown in Figures 1 through 3.
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