Appeal No. 2005-2182 Application No. 10/417,458 Page 4 said portions include at least one engagement surface engageable with a shoe not having the complementary structure to pedal the bicycle. In attempting to establish the obviousness of appellant’s bicycle pedal adapter or bicycle assembly, including such an adapter, the examiner proposes modifying the bicycle pedal assembly of Nagano based on the teachings of Chae with respect to a vehicle pedal supplementary device. In this regard, the examiner notes that Chae teaches a pedal sandwiched between first and second members and asserts that: it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention to modify the apparatus of Nagano in view of Chae to include a hinge mechanism to couple said first portion to said second portion so as to permanently connect said first portion to said second portion while allowing for easy installation of said pedal adapter on a pedal. As correctly explained by appellant in the briefs, however, Chae (column 1, lines 6-11 and column 1, line 65 through column 2, line 11) is directed to a supplementary device that includes an upper pedal piece, a locking plate and a lower support for use with a vehicle pedal, such as "an automobile, a motorcycle, a farming machine and the like" to allow for a larger size to inhibit a foot from slipping off in an emergency. As such, wePage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007