Ex Parte KRAUS - Page 116



          Appeal No. 2005-0841                                                        
          Application No. 08/230,083                                                  

                                      Appendix 4                                      
                      Claims 4 and 15 after examiner's amendment                      
              in original application (matter in bold and {braces} added)             
                         (matter underlined added by examiner                         
                       matter in strikeout deleted by examiner)                       
               4. (Amended)  The assembly as defined in claim 3 wherein the           
               end surfaces (12) carry pins (16) spaced from one another and          
               penetrating through a rim zone (16) of the check valve element         
               into lodged position in openings (17) formed in (13) of the            
               oblique grid (11).                                                     
               15. In a check valve assembly in association with the                  
               ventilation system for the passenger space of a motor vehicle,         
               said assembly comprising an outer housing to which an inner            
               frame is connected with a check valve element formed of                
               flexible sheet material clamped between the outer housing and          
               the inner frame, the improvement wherein the inner frame (4)           
               is received into an open end of the outer housing (3) and the          
               assembled unit comprising the inner frame (4), the outer               
               housing (3), and the check valve element {5} is joined to a            
               support (2) of the motor vehicle through a resilient clip              
               connection (6) carried on the outer housing (3); and,                  
                    wherein the inner frame (4) has a surrounding rim (7)             
               carrying rib members (8) spaced transversely with stays (9)            
               extending therefrom and a surrounding frame (10) joining the           
               stays (9).                                                             











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