Appeal No. 2003-0131
Application 09/533,060
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to “a driving axle cover pan equipped
with an anti-lock braking system sensor” (specification, page 1).
Representative claim 1 reads as follows:
1. A driving axle assembly comprising:
an anti-lock braking system sensor;
a carrier having an opening:
a differential assembly including a housing rotatably
mounted to said carrier; and
a stamped cover pan mounted to said carrier to enclose
said opening, said stamped cover pan including a boss having a
generally planar mounting surface for aligning and mounting said
anti-lock braking system [sensor]1 and an aperture therethrough
for receiving said anti-lock braking system sensor, said anti-
lock braking system sensor being adjustably coupled to said cover
pan such that a predetermined clearance between said differential
assembly housing and said anti-lock braking system sensor may be
obtained.
THE PRIOR ART
The references relied on by the examiner as evidence of
obviousness are:
Hilker et al. (Hilker) 4,683,775 Aug. 04, 1987
Mueller 4,263,824 Apr. 28, 1991
1 The above noted informality in claim 1 and the like informality in claim 10 are
deserving of correction in the event of further prosection.
2
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