Appeal No. 2004-1376
Application No. 09/859,984
combustion engines. The scope of Appellant’s invention can be ascertained from
claims 1, 7 and 19 reproduced below:
1. A crankshaft assembly comprising:
a one-piece elongated shaft adapted to rotate about a longitudinal axis,
said shaft having a crankpin radially offset from said axis of said
shaft, said crankpin being spaced axially inwardly from each end of
said shaft,
an elongated connecting rod having a one-piece annular bearing
support at one end, said annular bearing support being positioned
around said crankpin,
a first counterweight being secured to said shaft adjacent one end of
said crankpin, and
a second counterweight being secured to said shaft adjacent the other
end of said crankpin.
7. A crankshaft assembly comprising:
a one-piece elongated shaft adapted to rotate about a longitudinal axis,
said shaft having a crankpin radially offset from said axis of said
shaft, said crankpin being spaced axially inwardly from each end of
said shaft,
an elongated connecting rod having a one-piece annular bearing
support at one end, said annular bearing support being positioned
around said crankpin by sliding said one-piece annular bearing support
over one end of said shaft and onto said crankpin,
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