Appeal No. 2003-1727
Application No. 09/589,015
APPEALED SUBJECT MATTER
Claims 17 and 26 are representative of the subject matter on appeal and read as follows:
17. A fitting assembly for fluid and vapor connection comprising:
a first tube having a male member formed at end of said first tube;
a second tube having a hollow female body formed at end of said second tube,
said male member received in said female body; and
a thin strip of polymeric material having a layer of adhesive applied to one surface of said
strip, said strip bonded to said male member and unbonded to said female body, said strip
compressed between said male member and said female body to create a seal.
26. A method for forming a fluid or vapor connection, said method comprising the steps
of:
providing a first tube having a male member formed at end of said first tube;
providing a second tube having a hollow female body formed at end of said second tube;
providing a thin strip of polymeric material having a layer of adhesive applied to one surface
of said strip;
wrapping said strip of polymeric material around said male member;
inserting said male member into said female body; and
compressing said strip of polymeric material between said male member and said female
body to create a seal.
PRIOR ART
As evidence of obviousness, the examiner relies on the following prior art references:
Chisnell et al (Chisnell) 5,044,671 Sep. 3, 1991
Sylvester 6,190,751 B1 Feb. 20, 2001
(Filed Nov. 24, 1998)
REJECTION
Claims 17 through 29 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over the
combined disclosures of Chisnell and Sylvester.
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