Appeal No. 97-3070
Application 08/584,097
element by screws 34 - see column 2, lines 43-51) that is
"fitted" onto the support element and moveable along the axis
thereof, means (crossbar 30 and the "other" of the pair of
plates which form the swivel connection 32, as well as the
interface between the pair of plates) for fastening the canvas
or other blank to the holding element in such a manner that it
is rotatable (see column 2, lines 53-58). Vincent does not
disclose an electrical means for moving the holding element
along the axis of the holding element or an electric motor for
rotating the fastening means.
Tolegian teaches that, in order to overcome the
difficulty of a handicapped to adjust an artists' easel, an
electrically actuated means should be provided (see column 1,
lines 8-29). Tolegian's easel includes support elements 16
which define a vertical axis (see Fig. 2), holding elements
31, 32, electrically operable means for moving the holding
element along the axis of the support elements (motor 46 and
spindle 44 in the case of the embodiment of Fig. 4, and a rack
35 and motor 37 in the case of the embodiment of Fig. 1) and
means 33, 34 for fastening a canvas or painting surface.
Tolegian does not provide a rotatable adjustment but,
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