Appeal No. 1999-0426
Application No. 08/247,894
BACKGROUND
The appellants’ invention relates to a waterproof structure for wire harness. An
understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1, which
is reproduced below.
1. A system for a waterproof wire harness structure, comprising:
a) at least one instrument;
b) a plurality of electric wires connected to the instrument;
c) a plurality of wire connecting parts at which the electrical wires are
bundled; and
d) a sealant retained by a specified wire connecting part of said wire
connecting parts, said sealant having a viscidity less than about 40000 CPS
and a hardness after solidification of less than about 50 on the Shore-D
scale;
wherein the specified wire connecting part is arranged in a position
nearest to the instrument positioned at a tail end of an intruding course of
water into said harness.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Koblitz et al. (Koblitz) 4,714,801 Dec. 22, 1987
Jervis 4,859,809 Aug. 22, 1989
Claims 1-4, 6, 8-10, and 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Koblitz in view of Jervis.
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