Appeal No. 97-3070
Application 08/584,097
remaining in the application.
We AFFIRM.
The appellant's invention pertains to an easel for
holding
a stretched canvas or other painting surfaces. Independent
claim 12 is further illustrative of the appealed subject
matter and reads as follows:
12. An easel for a stretched canvas or other painting
ground, comprising:
a support element defining a substantially vertical axis;
a holding element fitted onto the support element and
moveable with relation to the support element along the axis
of the support element;
electrically operable means for moving the holding
element along the axis of the support element;
means for fastening the painting ground attached to the
holding element, said fastening means being rotatable about an
axis disposed at an angle of between about 45E and about 90E
to the axis of the support element; and
means for rotating said fastening means that includes an
electric motor.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Drachman 2,309,578 Jan. 26, 1943
Akers 2,434,827 Jan. 20, 1948
Markle 2,599,269 June 3, 1952
Tolegian 3,006,107 Oct. 31, 1961
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