Appeal No. 1997-2705
Application No. 08/341,429
the Answer that Hanson also suggests a handle rotatable with
respect to a computer housing. In particular, the Examiner
points to Figure 12 of Hanson which illustrates the handle 30
rotated to a position which is perpendicular to the computer
housing 10. We find, however, that the Examiner’s reliance on
this particular illustration of Hanson is misplaced. While it
is true that Hanson’s handle can be pivoted or rotated to any
number of positions, it is quite apparent that any such
rotation is about an axis parallel to the display screen
surface and not about an axis perpendicular thereto as
claimed.
Similarly, our review of Sato reveals the same deficiency
as that discussed with respect to Hanson. While the computer
housing 1 of Sato clearly rotates with respect to the display
portion 9, this rotation is about a parallel axis to the
display surface, not a perpendicular axis as claimed. It is
also apparent from the line of reasoning in the Answer that
since the Examiner has, in our view, mistakenly interpreted
the disclosures of Hanson and Sato as disclosing handle
rotation about an axis perpendicular to a display surface, the
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