Appeal No. 1997-1349
Application 08/520,629
Kunii teaches a portable computer where the display 1 is
attached to the housing 5 via a mounting assembly that is
directly connected at one end to the display and at the other
end to the housing by hinges 6. Kunii on page 5 teaches that
once the hinge 6 is moved to one of the end points “b” or “c”,
the connection remains substantially non-slidable while the
display is pivoted around the hinge for positioning it at any
angle. Kunii further teaches that the display pivots about the
hinge 6 and includes a balancing function for placing the
display at any desired angle. Figs. 1A and 1B further show
closed and open positions when the hinge 6 is at one end
without using the rail 7. Similarly, it is clear from Kunii’s
disclosure and Fig. 1C that once the mounting member is at the
other end point “b”, it does not require the mounting assembly
to slide in the rail 7. Rather, the hinge 6 clicks and remains
fixed at the end point “b” while the display pivots about the
hinge 6 to either open at a viewing angle to uncover the
keyboard or close to expose the viewing surface.
We agree with the Examiner that Kunii’s Figs. 1A and 1B
show the closed and the open positions without using the
slidable feature of the rail 7 once the mounting member is at
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