Appeal No. 2006-2322 Page 2
Application No. 10/676,417
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a bicycle crank axle. Claim 35,
reproduced below, is representative of the subject matter on appeal.
35. A bicycle crank axle adapted to be rotatably
supported within a bottom bracket of a bicycle frame,
wherein the crank axle comprises:
an axle body having first and second end portions;
wherein a portion of the axle body forms a projection
extending radially outwardly from one of the first and
second end portions of the axle body, wherein the
projection is dimensioned and positioned to be located
externally of the bottom bracket so as to abut against a
laterally outer side surface of a bicycle crank arm to
prevent the bicycle crank arm from moving axially
outwardly; and
wherein the axle body is dimensioned so that the crank
arm that abuts against the projection is mounted to the
projection by passing the other one of the first and
second end portions of the axle body through the crank
arm and passing the axle body through the crank arm
until the crank arm is mounted to the projection.
A copy of all of the claims on appeal can be found in the appendix to the
appellant’s brief. The examiner relies upon the following as evidence of
unpatentability:
Ernest Arnold Radnall1 (“Ernest”) GB 356,497 Sep. 10, 1931
Yamanaka US 5,845,543 Dec. 08, 1998
1 The examiner and the appellant referred to this reference throughout as the “Ernest” reference.
For purposes of clarity, we will use the same nomenclature adopted by the examiner and
appellant.
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