Appeal No. 96-4136
Application 08/157,688
1. A bicycle fork and handlebar stem assembly including a
stem mounting device, comprising:
a fork tube, a portion of which has a cylindrical
inner surface, said fork tube portion comprising
means for allowing said fork tube portion to be
displaced perpendicular to its axis;
a handlebar stem having a hollow portion defining
an inner wall which fits around said fork tube
portion; and
an expanding means which fits within said
cylindrical inner surface of said fork tube
portion and, when operated, expands laterally of
said fork tube and displaces said fork tube
portion laterally against said inner wall of said
handlebar stem hollow portion.
2. A bicycle fork and handlebar stem assembly as in
claim 1, wherein said means for allowing said fork tube
to be displaced perpendicular to its axis comprises at
least one longitudinal slot formed in said fork tube
portion.
The references applied by the examiner in the final
rejection are:
Leaycraft 667,232 Feb. 05, 1901
Schneider 5,201,243 Apr. 13, 1993
(Filed Jun. 10, 1992)
Edwards 5,251,494 Oct. 12, 1993
(Filed Sep. 18, 1992)
The claims stand finally rejected as follows:
(1) Claims 1 and 3, anticipated by Schneider, under 35
U.S.C. § 102(e).
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