Appeal No. 1999-2148 Page 6
Application No. 08/864,947
vulcanizing said unvulcanized rubber sheets by
contact with a hot plate for integral bonding with said
rubber weir main body segments to form a weir main body
having a substantially uniform cross-sectional shape in
said widthwise direction.
The Admitted Prior Art (see the appellants' Figure 8)
teaches a rubber weir main body which is manufactured by
(1) forming a material removed portion with stepped portions
at edges of main body segments 01 previously vulcanized and
molded; (2) fitting a previously vulcanized and molded
matching rubber sheet 02 containing a reinforcing material
into the stepped removed portions of the adjoining segments
01; (3) providing unvulcanized rubber 03 between the
vulcanized segments 01 and the vulcanized sheet 02; and (4)
vulcanizing segments 01 to the sheet 02.
Galloway's invention relates to heavy duty flexible hose
known in the trade as "discharge hose" which is used
extensively for loading and unloading tanker vessels,
refueling oil-fired ships and for overland and under water oil
lines, and is particularly directed to a novel splice for such
hose whereby sections of the hose may be joined together end
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