Appeal 2007-1792
Application 10/050,834
and provide pivotal movement about the longitudinal axis
of the elongated shaft for the ball relative to the housing,
said middle portion of the housing being internally
threaded to receive the retaining member therein and said
middle portion having a means for attaching the housing
to a support arm of a suspension system;
(v) a fastening means for fastening the retaining
member in the housing.
4. A ball joint as claimed in claim 1 wherein the means
for attaching the housing to the support arm of the
suspension system is external threads on the external
surface of the middle portion of the housing.
8. A ball joint as claimed in claim 1 wherein the
internally conformed lower end of the housing comprises
plural shallow channels for receiving lubrication therein.
THE REJECTIONS
The Examiner relies upon the following as evidence in support of the
rejections:
Edwards US 2,559,857 Jul. 10, 1951
Scheublein, Jr. US 2,954,993 Oct. 4, 1960
McEowen US 4,134,701 Jan. 16, 1979
Mizusawa US 4,568,216 Feb. 4, 1986
Maughan US 5,564,853 Oct. 15, 1996
The following rejections are before us for review.
1. Claim 1 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Mizusawa
in view of Edwards.
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