Appeal No. 2006-2450
Application No. 10/211,828
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to an undersea hydraulic coupling. Claim 1 is
representative of the invention and is reproduced below:
1. An undersea hydraulic coupling member, comprising:
(a) a female member having an internal bore with a receiving chamber having
an internal shoulder, and a valve for controlling fluid flow through the bore;
(b) a seal retainer insertable into the receiving chamber; the seal retainer
having a first inner ring and a second outer ring concentric with the first inner
ring; at least part of the first inner ring fitting radially inside the second outer
ring in an engaged position; the first inner ring having a first end abutting the
internal shoulder in the receiving chamber; at least part of the second outer ring
having an externally threaded area to engage the female member; and
(c) a first ring-shaped seal positioned between the first inner ring and second
outer ring; and a second ring-shaped seal positioned between the first inner ring
and the internal shoulder.
THE REFERENCES
The references relied upon by the examiner are:
Smith, III 4,900,071 Feb. 13, 1990
Rogers 5,544,858 Aug. 13, 1996
THE REJECTION AT ISSUE
Claims 1 through 3, 5 through 7, 9 through 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19 through 21 and
23 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Smith in view of
Rogers. Throughout the opinion we make reference to the briefs and the answer for the
respective details thereof.
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