Third Party Submission dated Aug. 13, 2012 of EP Patent Application No. 08798465.4 filed Aug. 22, 2008, 13 pages. Primary Examiner: HINDENBURG, MAX F Attorney, Agent or Firm: MAGINOT, MOORE & BECK, LLP (INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, US)
The safety risk to the rider in the form of entangling clothing in the chain and the sprocket due to the fact that the chain drive is typically exposed; The undesirable occurrence in variable-speed bicycles of shifting to the wrong gear and positioning the chain in an intermediate position bet...