Appeal No. 1999-2327
Application No. 08/168,235
the examiner. As a consequence of our review, we make the
determinations which follow.
We reverse the examiner’s rejection of appellants’ claims
under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
Independent claim 1 is drawn to a torque limiting clutch
and output shaft assembly, comprising, inter alia, an output
hub and output shaft interengaged by an interference fit, the
output hub having splines for engaging friction discs and a
plurality of bores for receiving bolts, with the splines and
threaded bores being in registration with each other.
Independent claim 13 specifies a torque limiting clutch and
output shaft assembly comprising, inter alia, first and second
plates, friction discs, separator discs, pressure plate and
spring means comprising a first unit, an output hub received
upon an output shaft and comprising a second unit, wherein the
second unit is selectively engageable and disengageable from
2(...continued)
been expected to draw from the disclosure. See In re Preda,
401 F.2d 825, 826, 159 USPQ 342, 344 (CCPA 1968).
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