Appeal 2006-3100
Application 10/662,547
1 Schupner discloses a shock absorber having a main body 10, a piston
2 12 and a rotatable sleeve 11. The sleeve 11 has a series of helical grooves
3 70, 71, 72 and 73, of uniform cross-section and the body 10 has a series of
4 holes 47 to 50 (Schupner, Figure 5). At one end of the range of rotation, the
5 slots are the width to expose the full diameter of the holes 47 to 50. At the
6 other end of the range of the rotation, the outer ends of the openings all but
7 close the holes 47 to 50 (Schupner, col. 3, ll 38 to 44). Schupner closes or
8 opens all of the holes and grooves at once. Schupner does not disclose
9 progressively cover the groove from the hole to the terminal end.
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