Appeal No. 2002-0491
Application No. 09/287,081
a bushing having an interior bore for supporting a camshaft,
said camshaft being disposed with said aperture, and said bushing
is removably connected to said retainer.
14. A cam assembly for a cam braking system comprising:
a brake spider for supporting and facilitating lubrication
of a cam shaft portion of a cam brake;
a cam mounted adjacent said spider;
a bushing retainer having an aperture along a longitudinal
axis, said retainer having at least one flange having a hole for
receiving a bolt to bolt said retainer to said brake spider and
allowing said retainer to be removably connected to said brake
spider, said retainer having a hole facilitating the flow of a
lubricant into said aperture; and
a bushing being generally cylindrical in shape having an
outer circumference and an interior surface, said bushing being
pressed into said retainer aperture creating an interference fit
and is removably connected to said retainer.
THE PRIOR ART
The references relied on by the examiner to support the
final rejection are:
Baltare 4,445,597 May 1, 1984
Steiner et al. (Steiner) 4,576,488 Mar. 18, 1986
THE REJECTION
Claims 1 through 8 and 10 through 20 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Baltare in view of
Steiner.
Attention is directed to the appellants’ main and reply
briefs (Paper Nos. 10 and 12) and to the examiner’s answer (Paper
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