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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