Appeal No. 2005-2182
Application No. 10/417,458 Page 2
a clipless bicycle pedal rotatably supported by said crank
arm, said pedal including engagement structure engageable with a
shoe having complementary structure for fixing the shoe to the
pedal to pedal the bicycle;
a pedal adapter including first and second portions
sandwiching said clipless bicycle pedal therebetween and covering
at least a portion of said engagement structure to eliminate the
need for the shoe having the complementary structure, each of
said first and second portions including at least one engagement
surface engageable with a shoe not having the complementary
structure to pedal the bicycle regardless of the rotation
orientation of said clipless bicycle pedal.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Chae 5,398,570 Mar. 21, 1995
Nagano 5,806,379 Sep. 15, 1998
Paris 6,339,972 Jan. 22, 2002
Claims 1-3, 5, 7-9, 11-13, 15 and 17-19 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Nagano in view of
Chae. Claims 6 and 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Nagano in view of Paris.
We refer to the brief, reply brief, the answer and the final
rejection for a complete exposition of the opposing viewpoints
expressed by appellant and the examiner concerning the issues
before us on this appeal.
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