Appeal 2007-2613
Application 10/660,239
More specifically, the invention is directed to a control arm and a joint that
the control arm forms with the axle. This joint comprises elements with
inward tapers.
Claim 1, reproduced below, is further illustrative of the claimed
subject matter.
1. A suspension for a vehicle comprising:
a control arm configured for connection to a frame of
said vehicle and configured to receive an axle, said control arm
defining a first sleeve disposed about an axis through which
said axle extends, said first sleeve having a radially inner
surface that tapers; and
a second sleeve configured to be received within said
first sleeve of said control arm and about said axis, said second
sleeve having a radially outer surface that tapers complemen-
tary to said radially inner surface of said first sleeve.
The references of record relied upon by the examiner as evidence of
obviousness are:
Pitzer US 3,009,747 Nov. 21, 1961
Kittle US 5,005,913 Apr. 09, 1991
Smith US 6,491,314 B2 Dec. 10, 2002
Claims 1-3 and 5-7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being
unpatentable over Smith in view of Kittle.
Claims 1-5, 7-12, 14, 18, and 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as
being unpatentable over Smith in view of Pitzer.
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