Appeal No. 2005-0841
Application No. 08/230,083
When the side wall 17 is inserted through the mounting
hole 27, the elastic pawl 23 and lock projection 24 of
the side wall 17 engage with the edges of the hole, and
the elastic pawl 23 is inwardly flexed as the side wall
proceeds through the hole. Eventually, the bent rear
end 27a of the door pillar defining the mounting hole
engages with the elastic pawl 23 and lock projection
24, thus securing the ventilator device 15 in the
mounting hole 27 of the door pillar P in co-operation
with the rear end of the grille 18.
35. The examiner held that it would have been obvious
to provide the flange of Feles or the front part of Frien with
the elastic pawl 23 in Mizusawa in order to provide ease of
mounting.
36. The examiner advised applicant that claims 2 and
12-14 would be allowable if written in independent form to
include all the limitations of the claims from which they depend.
37. In due course, applicant filed an amendment
responding to the examiner's first Office action.
38. The amendment:
(1) canceled claims 2 and 12;
(2) added new claims 15-16 and
(3) amended claims 3-11, 13 and 14,
all as shown in Appendix 3 of this opinion.
39. Following entry of the amendment, the application
claims were 1, 3-11 and 13-16.
40. In the amendment, applicant stated as follows
(emphasis added):
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