Appeal No. 1999-2087
Application No. 08/595,449
substantially forwardly of the rotational axis of the rear
wheel of the bicycle. See answer,
p. 4. Our review of the reference reveals that the reference
also discloses a battery-case 7 for storing the battery in a
compact and secure manner in the space defined by the standing
pipe 1, main pipe 2, sheet stays 3 and splash guard 4 and a
locking device 11 permitting the battery case to be freely
removed when necessary to change or recharge the battery. See
p. 2.
Based on the combined teachings of the applied prior art,
the examiner determined (answer, p. 4) that
[i]t would have been obvious to one of ordinary
skill in the art at the time of the invention to
provide the bicycle of Murphy with a battery means
positioned along the seat tube and rearward of the
seat tube, in view of Japanese Patent No. 60-7995,
in order to provide a suitable location for mounting
the batteries which are necessary for operation of
an electrically powered bicycle.
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