Appeal No. 1999-1499
Application No. 08/764,736
logic and common sense fairly suggests that the
finger of Dutkiewicz et al transmits rotation as
required by the claims.
In support thereof, the examiner refers to Dutkiewicz
(column 5, lines 32-35) wherein it states:
An upstanding locating tang 20c is formed on each of
the arm portions 20a to assist in properly locating
the bearing cups 13 and the cross 12 during assembly
into the yoke 20 (emphasis ours).
We find the examiner's arguments to be unpersuasive. In
that regard, while we fully appreciate the examiner's
evaluation of the applied patents, and have ourselves
considered such references with an eye towards the level of
skill that is presumed on the part of those practicing in the
art at issue, it is clear to us that finger 20c, by virtue of
its reception into apertures 10e of Dutkiewicz's retainer 10
merely locates bearing cups 13 and cross 12 during assembly
into yoke 20. Unlike the examiner, we are not of the view
that the finger of Dutkiewicz transmits rotation from the yoke
to the bearings. Furthermore, we see no teaching or
motivation in the teachings of the applied prior art that
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