Appeal 2007-1218
Application 10/850,258
Appellant claims a strut assembly for an automobile suspension which
has a normal shock absorber combined with an air spring.
Claims 1 and 7, reproduced below, are further illustrative of the claimed
subject matter.
1. An air spring assembly comprising:
an air spring piston supported by a shock body; and
a flexible member having a first portion mounted to the
shock body at an attachment interface wherein said air spring
piston is deformed against said first portion to form said
attachment interface.
7. A strut assembly comprising:
a shock absorber including an outer cylinder; and
an air spring including an air spring piston mounted to said
outer cylinder and a flexible member defining a sealed fluid
cavity between said flexible member and said outer cylinder
wherein said flexible member is positioned between said air
spring piston and said outer cylinder at a sealed interface.
The references of record relied upon by the examiner as evidence of
anticipation and obviousness are:
McGavern U.S. 2,933,308 Apr. 19, 1960
Pees U.S. 4,921,226 May 01, 1990
Gubitz U.S. 5,518,225 May 21, 1996
Weitzenhof WO 02/40888 A1 May 23, 2002
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