Appeal No. 1999-0616
Application 08/443,152
Moser, the examiner’s primary reference in each of the
rejections, pertains to a mounting means 36 for mounting a
bucket 32 to the operating arm 16 of an earth moving machine
10. The mounting means comprises a bracket 20 mounted to the
operating arm 16 by a pin 28, a bearing means 38 connected to
the bucket, and a retaining pin 40. Moser describes the
relationship between these parts as follows:
The mounting means 36 comprise a large-diameter-
bearing means 38 connected to bucket 32 and having
an inner surface defining a bore. Such bore accepts
a centrally disposed retaining pin 40 in a pivotal
relationship to retain bucket 32 on mounting bracket
20 during the digging-loading operation. The
bearing means 38 serve to aid in withstanding high
radial loads, and pin 40 operates to retain the
bucket 32 axially to bracket 20. Through said
mounting means 36 the bucket 32 is pivotable about a
pivot axis determined by pin 40. [Column 2, lines
20-30.]
Moser also provides a lock pin 48 for locking the bucket
in a selected pivotal position relative to the bracket 20.
Moser describes the operation of the lock pin as follows:
Means to selectively positionally lock the
bucket 32 in a chosen pivotal attitude are included.
Such means comprise a coupling member 42 formed
integrally with bearing 36 and defining a plurality
of bores 44. The mounting bracket 20 defines one or
more bores 46 which may be aligned with one or more
respective bores 44 in the coupling member 42, upon
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