Appeal No. 97-2722 Page 10
Application No. 08/329,840
Claims 1 and 2 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Laiti in view of Shockley.
Laiti discloses a device for affixing a rear luggage rack
to a bicycle. As shown in Figure 1, the device includes a
tube 2 which slides on the seat pillar 1 and a supporting arm
3 for the luggage rack. The tube 2 is provided with a
clamping system 4 to arrest translational and rotational
movements of the tube 2 and supporting arm 3. The supporting
arm 3 may be made of a tube, a shaped metal, or plastic and
may be glued or soldered to the tube 2. Laiti teaches that
the device may carry any type of luggage rack (not shown)
which may be made of a metal wire or cloth. Lastly, Laiti's
device utilizes only a single anchoring point on the seat
pillar (i.e., the support arm 3 is cantilevered from the seat
pillar 1 in substantially a horizontal position) to eliminate
the drawbacks of the prior art wherein the luggage rack is
supported near the wheel axle of the rear wheel.
Shockley discloses a receptacle support apparatus for a
bicycle. As shown in Figures 1-4, the support apparatus 17
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