Appeal No. 97-0399
Application 07/783,113
for enabling a single cameraman to view and record an event
that is too dangerous to view closely or directly, such as a
gun-fight around a corner of a building, or an event that is
blocked from view by a crowd (column 1, lines 14-22; column 2,
lines 10-32). To this end, Horn provides a foldable boom
having a fixed length upper section 10a and a telescoping
lower section 10b. The boom supports a video camera 12 at an
upper end and a video monitor 18 at a position intermediate
its length. Horn’s support further includes a control panel
40 for remotely controlling the camera (column 4, lines 25-
53).
The flaws in the rejection begin with the primary
reference. We will concede to the examiner that Horn’s fixed
length upper section 10a and telescoping lower section 10b
collectively constitute a monopod body extensible in a
telescopic fashion for supporting a camera. However, given
the purpose of Horn’s apparatus as noted above, it is highly
unlikely that one of ordinary skill in the art would have
found it desirable, as a general proposition, to pivotally
mount fixed length auxiliary legs to the mounting bracket 14
atop the fixed length upper section 10a for the purpose of
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