Appeal No. 2003-0109 Page 2
Application No. 09/576,649
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a bicycle seat assembly having a pair of in
line seats, one for pedaling and the other for use by the rider to hold the bicycle in an at
rest position or for mounting and dismounting the bicycle (specification, p. 1). A correct
copy of claim 2 is set forth in the appendix to the appellant's brief. Claims 1 and 14
read as follows:
1. A bicycle seating assembly for alternately seating a rider in a first or
second position on a bicycle having pedals comprising:
first and second seating members, said second seating member being
smaller than said first seating member,
first means for mounting said first seating member in said first position
which is above the bicycle pedals at a distance such that the feet of the bicycle
rider just reach the pedals with the riders legs fully extended, and
second means for mounting said second seating member in said second
position at a distance from the ground to permit at least one of the riders feet to
reach the ground beneath the bicycle,
said first and second seating members being integrated into a unitary
assembly,
whereby in said first position the rider can efficiently pedal the bicycle and
in said second position the rider can readily hold the bicycle at rest.
14. A bicycle seating assembly for alternately seating a rider in a first or
second position on a bicycle having pedals comprising:
first and second seating members, said second seating member being
smaller than said first seating member,
first means for mounting said first seating member in said first position
which is above the bicycle pedals at a distance such that the feet of the bicycle
rider just reach the pedals with the rider's legs fully extended, and
second means for mounting said second seating member in said second
position at a distance from the ground to permit at least one of the rider's feet to
reach the ground beneath the bicycle,
said first and second seating members being integrated into a unitary
assembly,
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