Appeal No. 2005-0028
Application No. 09/489,602
having a second crank end connected with respect to the spindle
shaft end and a second distal end terminating at the pedal
attachment area (4); and wherein the second distal end is
connected with respect to the first distal end to form an angle
between the second arm and the first arm. Although Schmidt does
not expressly so state, it appear that the crank arm structure
(1) is cast and forged to obtain the configuration seen in
Figures 1 and 2 of the patent.
When compared with the bicycle crank structure defined in
the claims before us on appeal, the examiner notes (e.g., final
rejection, page 3) that Schmidt “fails to show each arm having a
hollow cross-section and the first and second arms comprising a
multi-piece assembly wherein the pieces are bonded together.” To
account for these differences, the examiner turns to Bezin,
urging that this patent teaches, in Figures 11-16, a bicycle
crank structure projecting from a spindle shaft end and
comprising an arm (1g) having a hollow cross-section (Fig. 13),
and wherein the crank structure comprises a multi-piece assembly
(1g-3g) that is bonded together.
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