Ex parte EDWARD - Page 2




          Appeal No. 2000-10297                                                       
          Application No. 08/867,617                                                  


          rubber body against the epoxy resin-coated surface and heating              
          the rubber body and the epoxy resin-coated surface to a bond-               
          forming temperature and maintaining the pressure and temperature            
          for a time sufficient to form the bond.                                     
               This appealed subject matter is adequately illustrated by              
          independent claims 1 and 7 which reads as follows:                          
               1.  A method of forming a bond between a first bracket                 
          member and a resilient rubber body containing at least 40 weight            
          percent of at least one of polyisoprene rubber or neoprene in a             
          vehicle mount comprising a first bracket member, a second                   
          bracket member and said resilient rubber body sandwiched between            
          said bracket members, said method comprising                                
               forming on a surface of at least one of said bracket                   
          members                                                                     
          a coating of an epoxy resin cured at least to an immobile film              
          at room temperature,                                                        
               chlorinating a surface of said rubber body provided that               
          said body does not inherently contain chlorine in the form of               
          neoprene rubber,                                                            
               pressing said chlorinated surface against said epoxy resin-            
          coated surface, and                                                         
               heating said rubber body and bracket to a bond-forming                 
          temperature and maintaining said pressure and temperature for               
          a time sufficient to form said bond.                                        
               7.  A method for forming a bond between a rubber body                  
          containing at least 40 percent by weight of polyisoprene rubber             
          and                                                                         
          a surface of a body coated with an epoxy resin cured at least to            
          an immobile film at room temperature, said method comprising                

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