Appeal No. 1998-1289
Application 07/906,492
in FIGURE 4f [column 4, line 58, through column
5, line 5].
The rim part 67 and loose flange 68 formed by this
process are adapted to be attached to the integral disc
and rim part shown in Figure 1d (see column 4, lines 55
through 58).
Adams fails to meet a number of limitations in
independent claim 31 including those requiring the
provision of a wheel disc which includes an outboard tire
retaining flange, the formation of a unitary dual rim
preform having an inboard tire retaining flange and tire
bead seat at each axial end, the splitting of the unitary
dual rim preform to produce two separate partial wheel
rims having an inboard tire retaining flange and tire
bead seat at one end, and the positioning the wheel disc
and one of the partial wheel rims in a fixture for
attachment. The examiner’s apparent determination (see
page 4 in the final rejection and page 6 in the main
answer) that Adams’ loose flange 68 constitutes or could
be used as a partial wheel rim of the sort recited in
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