Appeal 2007-1460
Application 10/481,336
each other when the steel pipes 42 are brought into contact with the
indentations 25 of holes 24 during tightening (Fukushima 6 and
Figs. 6, 7).
6. The hole made in the belt unit has a depth H1 and the steel pipes 42
protrude a distance H2 from the surface of the lug unit as illustrated in
the reproduction of Figure 7 below. The depth H1 of the hole is
necessarily greater than the height H2 of the steel pipe protrusion because
Fukushima discloses that the end of the steel pipe is brought into contact
with the indentations 25 during tightening (Fukushima 6 and Fig. 7).
Figure 7 of Fukushima showing the interrelationship
between the rubber belt unit and the lug unit
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