Appeal No. 99-0637 Page 13
Application No. 08/711,841
retaining the device (sleeve 83) in a section of the opening
of the jacket (94) (column 7, lines 19 through 33).
Regarding claims 4 through 6, the ferrule (95) is
compressed around the tube (15) to form a seal (95a) and
positioned and retained against the device (sleeve 83) by
inserting a threaded fitting (second adjustment screw 105)
into a threaded section (94e) of the opening of the body
(jacket 94) (column 7, lines 54 through 62). The second
adjustment screw (105) may be removed merely by rotation in
the opposite direction to unthread it from the threaded
section (94e) of the opening of the jacket (94). Regarding
claim 7, as seen in Figure 6, Silvis discloses providing a
tapered inner end (recess 105a) on the second adjustment screw
(105) which cooperates with a tapered end of the ferrule (95)
to both compress the ferrule (95) around the tube (15) to form
a seal (97 or 95a) and position the end surface (95c) of the
ferrule (95) against the end surface (83h) of the device
(sleeve 83) (see column 7, lines 4 through 14).
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