Appeal 2007-0944
Application 11/159,426
an input shaft supported by said non-rotating wheel component;
an output shaft driven by said input shaft and mounted for rotation
relative to said non-rotating wheel component;
a tube partially received within said non-rotating wheel component
with said tube having a first engagement surface in contact with a second
engagement surface on said non-rotating wheel component such that a
retaining contact pressure is created between said tube and said non-rotating
wheel component;
a wheel hub operably driven by said output shaft; and
at least one bearing mounted directly between said tube and said
wheel hub to support said wheel hub for rotation relative to said tube.
The Examiner relies upon the following reference in the rejection of
the appealed claims:
Riise US 1,824,793 Sep. 29, 1931
Appellants' claimed invention is directed to a vehicle wheel end
assembly comprising, inter alia, a non-rotating wheel component and a tube
partially received within the non-rotating wheel component. An engagement
surface of the tube is in contact with an engagement surface of the wheel
component such that a retaining contact pressure is created between the tube
and the wheel component.
Appealed claims 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 22, and 26 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. 102(b) as being anticipated by Riise. Claims 2, 9, 11-14, 18, 20,
21, and 23-25 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable
over Riise.
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