Appeal No. 95-2600
Application 07/990,458
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the
examiner's refusal to allow claims 1-16, all of the claims
pending in the application. We affirm-in-part.
The invention is directed to a goggle-type image display
apparatus having a distance adjusting mechanism for adjusting
the distance between the left and right optical blocks to bring
them into alignment with the operator's eyes.
Claim 1 is reproduced below.
1. A goggle type image display apparatus wearable on
a user's head for presenting a visible image thereon,
comprising:
left and right optical blocks each having display
means for representing an image thereon;
distance adjusting means connected to said left and
right blocks for adjusting the distance between the left
and right blocks;
a goggle-shaped housing for containing the left and
right optical blocks;
a support frame mounted to said housing for supporting
said left and right blocks and said distance adjusting
means, wherein said support frame slidably supports the
left and right optical blocks and said distance adjusting
means is mounted on the support frame for sliding the left
and right optical blocks along the support frame toward and
away from each other within the housing.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Heilig 2,955,156 October 4, 1960
Gale 4,952,024 August 28, 1990
Hilton 5,187,503 February 16, 1993
(filed February 4, 1991)
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