Appeal 2007-1755
Application 10/930,047
increases the cooling effect on brake elements (Answer 8). The issues before us
are whether Appellants have shown that the Examiner erred in rejecting claims 1-4,
6-11, and 13-18 as unpatentable over Yasushi and Juhan, and claims 5, 12, and
19-23 as unpatentable over Yasushi, Juhan, and Sorrentino.
FINDINGS OF FACT
The relevant facts include the following:
1. Yasushi teaches a wheel 1 comprising a first rim 2a and a second rim
2b integrally formed in a parallel configuration on an outer periphery of a single
wheel 1 (Yasushi, col. 2, ll. 35-37).
2. The wheel 1 includes a disc formed/mounted from/on an interior
surface of the second rim 2b (Yasushi, Fig. 1).
3. The wheel structure of Yasushi comprises a space between the rim
and the dual tires where snow, ice, or water could accumulate (Yasushi, Fig. 1).
4. The outermost portion of the wheel disc 1 is formed from/on an
inwardly facing portion of the rim 2b which lies within the boundaries of the
outermost limits of the rim 2b (Yasushi, Fig. 1).
5. Juhan teaches a wheel comprising a lateral disc 3 and at least two
fitting rings 1a and 1b for pneumatic tires, mounted side by side on a single rim
(Juhan, col. 1, ll. 8-10).
6. Each of the two fitting rings 1a and 1b are supported by a respective
annular rim element 2a and 2b, concentrically disposed and formed with the wheel
disc 3 (Juhan, col. 2, ll. 1-5).
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