Appeal No. 2005-0841
Application No. 08/230,083
Appendix 5
Claims as they appear in U.S. Patent 5,105,731
1. (application claim 15 prior to re-numbering) 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).
2. (application claim 3 prior to re-numbering) The assembly
as defined in claim 15 wherein an oblique grid (11) is
arranged on the outer housing (3) and end surfaces (12) of the
surrounding frame (10) of the inner frame (4) and a closing
zone (13) of the oblique grid (11) form the clamp for the
check valve element.
3. (application claim 4 prior to re-numbering) The assembly
as defined in claim 2 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 the oblique grid (11).
4. (application claim 5 prior to re-numbering) The assembly
as defined in claim 15 wherein the outer housing (3) has a
surrounding rim (14) with a clamping connection means (18) for
fastening to the surrounding rim (7) of the inner frame (4).
5. (application claim 6 prior to re-numbering) The assembly
as defined in claim 2 wherein the outer housing (3) has a
surrounding rim (14) and a surrounding wall (21) on the end of
which is formed the oblique grid (11).
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