Foil road bicycle

- Trek Bicycle Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a right side view of a foil road bicycle showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view.

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  • Bicycling magazine, Nov. and Dec. 1995, p. 55, "Slick Roads" by John Olsen article (pictures/views of bikes). Bicycling magazine; Jan., 1996, p. 30, "Bike Shorts" (pictures/views of bikes). Bicycling magazine, Feb., 1996, advertisement "It works when you sit," and p. 19 Bike Shorts (picture/view of bike). Bicycling magazine, Mar., 1996, p. 34 "Bike Shorts" (picture/view of bike). Bicycling magazine, May, 1996, p. 40, picture/view of Mavic bike. Bicycling magazine, May, 1997, p. 99, "Bike of the Month" by Scott Martin. VeloNews magazine, Jul. 26-Aug. 9, 1993, "Gadgets" pp 24, 26, and 30. TREK.RTM. Catalog, 1995, pp. 7-10, 13-15, 21-22, 27-28, 61-62. Exhibit A to IDS, Photocopy of photograph of trade show mock-up.
Patent History
Patent number: D398266
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 4, 1997
Date of Patent: Sep 15, 1998
Assignee: Trek Bicycle Corporation (Waterloo, WI)
Inventors: James E. Colegrove (Lake Mills, WI), Matthew A. Rhoades (Madison, WI)
Primary Examiner: Melody N. Brown
Law Firm: Lee, Mann, Smith, McWilliams, Sweeney & Ohlson
Application Number: 0/69,711
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Bicycle Or Frame (D12/111)
International Classification: 1211;