Appeal No. 2002-2084 Page 2
Application No. 09/016,740
BACKGROUND
The appellants' invention relates to a frame for a work machine. Copies of
claims 2 to 6, 8 to 13 and 15 to 17 under appeal are set forth in the appendix to the
appellants' brief. Claim 1 on appeal reads as follows:
A frame for a work machine comprising:
a first side wall portion having a first and second bore hole defined
therein;
a second side wall portion having a third and fourth bore hole defined
therein, wherein said second side wall portion is spaced apart from said first side
wall portion such that (1) an interior space is defined therebetween, (2) said first
bore hole is linearly aligned with said third bore hole, and (3) said second bore
hole is linearly aligned with said fourth bore hole;
a central wall portion having a fifth and a sixth bore hole defined therein,
wherein said central wall portion is positioned within said interior space such that
(1) said fifth bore hole is linearly aligned with said first and third bore holes and
(2) said sixth bore hole is linearly aligned with said second and fourth bore holes;
an axle mounting structure secured to said first side wall portion and said
second side wall portion; and
a hitch structure secured to said first side wall portion and said second
side wall portion,
wherein said first bore hole, said third bore hole, and said fifth bore hole
are each configured to receive a frame pin of a lift arm assembly so as to
pivotally couple said lift arm assembly to said frame.[1]
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Powell 3,231,121 Jan. 25, 1966
Loeber 3,856,344 Dec. 24, 1974
Ahonen 4,099,733 July 11, 1978
1 The claimed second and fourth bore holes are referred to in the specification as access holes.
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