Appeal 2007-0801
Application 10/654,357
a releasing surface;
a pulling surface opposite the releasing surface;
a braking surface adjacent the pulling surface and the releasing
surface;
the pulling surface having a pulling surface proximal portion adjacent
the proximal end of the lever and a first distal projection adjacent the distal
end of the lever, wherein the first distal projection projects away from the
pulling surface proximal portion in a first direction away from the braking
plane;
the releasing surface having a releasing surface proximal portion
adjacent the proximal end of the lever and a second distal projection
adjacent the distal end of the lever, wherein the second distal projection
projects away from the releasing surface proximal portion in a second
direction away from the braking plane; and
the braking surface having a braking surface proximal portion adjacent
the proximal end of the lever and a third distal projection adjacent the distal
end of the lever, wherein the third distal projection projects away from the
braking surface proximal portion in a third direction away from the shifting
plane.
81. A control lever as shown in Figures 12 and 13.
The Examiner relies upon the following reference in the rejection of
the appealed claims:
Negano US 5,400,675 Mar. 28, 1995
Appellants’ claimed invention is directed to a control lever for a
bicycle comprising a releasing surface having a “distal projection” (claim
58), a “bump” (claim 76), or a releasing surface “shaped to interfere with the
movement of the rider’s fingers along the respective surfaces in the
lengthwise direction” (claim 71).
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