Appeal No. 1998-0073
Application 08/273,813
in Figs. 16 and 17 also teaches the handle 30 attached to the
bottom housing of a portable computer using fasteners 85 and
86. Both Hsieh and Chadima show handles mounted at both ends
which are therefore multiple-mounting.
Chadima is concerned with the specific location of the
handle for ease of handling and transportation which is
comparable to Hsieh’s rationale for providing a handle on the
front side for holding and carrying the computer. We conclude
that the Examiner has provided sufficient reason for one of
ordinary skill in the art to combine Chadima’s portable
computer having a different location for the handle with
Hsieh’s clam shell computer having a multiple-mounting handle
attached to the front side of the bottom housing. Because
Appellant’s claim 3 does not require a particular handle other
than one that is mounted on its two ends at different
locations on the bottom housing, we affirm the Examiner’s
rejection of claim 3 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Hsieh and
Chadima.
In regard to the rejection of claim 4, Appellant argues
on pages 28 and 29 of the brief that Katz teaches a separate
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