Appeal 2007-1755
Application 10/930,047
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Appellants seek our review under 35 U.S.C. § 134 of the Examiner’s final
rejection of claims 1-23, all of the claims now pending in the present application.
We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b) (2002).
SUMMARY OF DECISION
We AFFIRM.
THE INVENTION
Appellants’ claimed invention is a single wheel rim capable of
simultaneously supporting two tires (Specification ¶ 0014). Claims 1 and 12,
reproduced below, are representative of the subject matter on appeal.
1. A wheel comprising:
a rim having a first groove for receiving a first tire and a second
groove for receiving a second tire;
said rim having a first outer portion including said first groove and a
second outer portion including said second groove with an intermediate rim
portion being positioned between said first outer portion and said second
outer portion; and
at least one ventilation bore extending through said intermediate rim
portion, wherein said first outer portion, said second outer portion, and said
intermediate portion are formed together as a single piece.
12. The wheel of Claim 9 wherein said first inner flange and said
intermediate member extend circumferentially around said rim, said first
inner flange having a first diameter and said intermediate member having a
second diameter, said first diameter being greater than said second diameter.
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