Appeal No. 2003-1204
Application No. 09/592,535
1. A portable computer apparatus, comprising:
a base;
a cover having a front surface and a back surface, said front
surface including a display screen conveying varying visual information to
a user;
a hinge assembly coupling said cover to said base, forming a first
axis of rotation oriented parallel to said base, and forming a second axis of
rotation oriented parallel to said cover and substantially perpendicular to
the first axis, said cover tilting toward and away from said base around the
first axis, said cover swiveling around the second axis in clockwise and
counterclockwise directions with respect to said base, the first axis not
intersecting with the second axis; and
a support unit supporting said back surface of said cover when said
cover is swivelled and tilted to a position having said back surface facing
toward said base and having said display screen facing away from said
base.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Wu 5,016,849 May 21, 1991
Kawamoto et al. (Kawamoto) 5,034,858 Jul. 23, 1991
Kumar et al. (Kumar) 5,548,478 Aug. 20, 1996
Claims 1, 2, 12-20 and 30-36 stand rejected under 35 U. S.C. §103. As evidence
of obviousness, the examiner cites Kawamoto and Wu with regard to claims 1, 2, 13-20
and 30-36, adding Kumar with regard to claim 12 and with regard to a further rejection
of claim 30.
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