Appeal No. 2004-1383
Application No. 09/658,389
a handlebar clamping portion connected to the
first end of said body portion;
a steering tube clamping portion connected to the
second end of said body portion and having a tubular
shape defining a steering tube receiving passageway
therethrough, said steering tube clamping portion also
having a clamp receiving passageway therein transverse
to the steering tube receiving passageway and in
communication therewith;
a steering tube clamp in the clamp receiving
passageway and comprising
a pair of cooperating clamp members aligned in
side-by-side relation and comprising respective outer
surface portions defining an imaginary cylinder and a
recess therein for the steering tube, each clamp
member also having at least one fastener receiving
passageway therein offset a predetermined distance
from an axis defined by the imaginary cylinder, and
at least one fastener extending between
corresponding fastener receiving passageways of said
pair of clamp members for urging said clamp members
together to engage the steering tube and thereby
secure the bicycle stem to the steering tube.
4. A bicycle stem according to Claim 1 wherein
said at least one fastener comprises a plurality of
fasteners.
15. A bicycle stem according to Claim 1 further
comprising a handlebar clamping member cooperating
with said handlebar clamping portion to clamp the
bicycle handlebar therebetween.
The examiner relies on the following prior art references
as evidence of unpatentability:
Cheng 5,477,747 Dec. 26, 1995
Lai 5,509,328 Apr. 23, 1996
Roddy 5,881,606 Mar. 16, 1999
(filed Feb. 26, 1997)
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