Appeal No. 1999-1661
Application No. 08/801,862
to the Appeal Brief filed by Appellants, the Examiner withdrew
the rejection of claims 2-4 and 7-13 as indicated at page 2 of
the Answer. Accordingly, only the rejection of claims 1, 5,
and 6 is before us on appeal.
The disclosed invention relates to a motor vehicle
sensing arrangement used to detect an obstruction at a movable
vehicle part such as an electric window. The sensor
arrangement includes a pair of opposing resilient walls which
define a cavity, the walls moving toward each other when an
obstruction is pinched between the movable vehicle part and
the walls. A distance sensor, arranged in the cavity between
the walls, engages an interior portion of one of the walls to
actuate a response signal.
Claim 1 is illustrative of the invention and reads as
follows:
1. A motor vehicle sensor arrangement for detecting an
obstruction at a movable vehicle part which is movable along a
path into an end position, comprising:
a pair of opposing walls spaced at a first distance in an
undeformed position to define a cavity therebetween, said
cavity being located proximate but outside of said path of the
movable vehicle part, at least one of said walls being formed
of a resilient material such that the walls move toward each
other when said obstruction is pinched between said movable
vehicle part and said walls; and
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