Appeal No. 2004-1376
Application No. 09/859,984
If the shaft and the pin of Karl are formed as one piece as suggested by the
Examiner, the result would not be the claimed invention. Specifically, the Examiner
has not accounted for the required a one piece bearing support. The Examiner’s
proposed structure joining the shaft and pin together would not allow the use of a
one piece bearing support. The proposed structure would not allow the bearing
support to be slid into place because the proposed structure would include the
counter weights that are attached to the crankshaft web depicted by figures 1 and 2.
Consequently, if the shaft and pin structure of Karl were formed as one piece as
suggested by the Examiner the resulting crankshaft assembly would require the use
of a multiple piece bearing support.
Moreover, the Examiner does not address the requirement of the claims that
the crankshaft assembly comprise at least one counterweight secured to the shaft
adjacent one end of the crankpin. The structure proposed by the Examiner would
incorporate counterweights in the one piece design. The Examiner has not
addressed securing additional counterweights to the assembly.
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