Appeal No. 96-1462
Application 08/025,189
This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134
from the examiner's rejection of claims 1-47, which constitute
all the claims pending in the application.
The disclosed invention pertains to a system mounted to
the interior roof of a vehicle for projecting television signals
onto a screen which is viewable by passengers in the vehicle.
The projector is fixedly mounted within a housing while the
screen is movably mounted to the housing. The screen can be
moved between open and closed positions.
Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A system for the projected display of television
signals in a vehicle overhead console comprising:
a housing for mounting to the roof of a vehicle, said
housing including a television signal projector fixedly mounted
therein and including a lens to project a television image
rearwardly with respect to the vehicle;
a cover mounted to said housing for movement between a
closed position and an open position for use of said projector;
and
a projection screen and means for movably mounting said
screen to said housing for movement between a substantially
horizontal stored position when said cover is closed and a
substantially vertical position in spaced relationship to said
lens when said cover is open for use of said projector.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Rose 2,482,031 Sep. 13, 1949
Peterson 4,719,513 Jan. 12, 1988
Mercedes-Benz 41 18711 Dec. 10, 1992
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