Appeal 2007-1331
Application 10/296,814
relative to table top section 21B about a single axis that is common to
both hinge 23 and hinge 24 (Dixon, col. 4, ll. 1-5 and Fig. 4).
6. Dixon does not disclose first, second, and third articulations coupling
the table top sections 21A and 21B for rotation relative to one another
about first and second axes.
7. Harris discloses a stowable table system 10 adapted for stowed
retention in the armrest 12 of a vehicle seat 13, where the table system
10 includes a foldable table structure 16 constructed of a pair of table
sections 22, 24 connected along their adjacent longitudinal edges by a
hinge assembly 26 (Harris, col. 2, ll. 34-39 and 43-46).
8. As is shown in Figure 5, the table section 22 is capable of rotating
relative to table section 24 about a single axis defined by hinge
assembly 26 (Harris, Figure 5).
9. Harris does not disclose first, second, and third articulations coupling
table sections 22 and 24 for rotation relative to one another about first
and second axes.
10. Further, Harris does not suggest any reason to modify its table system
10 to add articulations that would allow the table sections 22 and 24 to
rotate relative to one another about two different axes.
11. Goddard discloses a construction for a universal ball joint (Goddard,
p. 1, col. 1, ll. 1-2).
12. Goddard does not provide any reason to add a universal ball joint in lieu
of a single hinge element.
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