Appeal No. 1999-1803
Application No. 08/968,845
Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A terminal assembly for a compressor having a shell, said terminal assembly
comprising:
a terminal block adapted to be secured to said shell;
a terminal fence adapted to be secured to said shell and defining a cavity,
said terminal block being disposed within said cavity;
a power cable at least partially disposed within said cavity and having a
molded plug and at least one electrical receptacle, said electrical receptacle being in
electrical communication with said terminal block, said power cable sealingly engaging
said fence to seal said cavity;
an intermediate gasket disposed between said molded plug and said
terminal block, said intermediate gasket sealingly engaging said molded plug and said
terminal block; and
a terminal block cover secured to said terminal fence for closing and sealing
said cavity, said terminal block cover engaging said molded plug to bias said molded plug
towards said intermediate gasket, to bias said intermediate gasket towards said terminal
block and to bias said at least one electrical receptacle into said electrical contact with
said terminal block.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Wisner 5,336,105 Aug. 09, 1994
Shelly 5,580,266 Dec. 03, 1996
Shevlin FR 1,314,138 Nov. 26, 1962
Claims 1-18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As evidence of obviousness
the examiner offers Wisner in view of Shevlin and Shelly.
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