Appeal 2007-2306
Application 10/636,120
Thus, claims 1 and 11 each refer to a telescopic hinge. As noted by
the Examiner, a dictionary definition of “the term ‘telescopic’ . . . [is]
‘extensible or compressible by or as if by the sliding of overlapping sections.
. . . ’” (Answer 8 (emphasis omitted)). We interpret a telescopic hinge to be
a hinge that is extended or compressed by the sliding of overlapping
sections.
2. PRIOR ART
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Moore US 3,832,937 Sep. 3, 1974
Wakeman US 4,150,896 Apr. 24, 1979
3. ANTICIPATION
Claims 1-9, 11, 13-15, 17, and 18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as anticipated by Wakeman. The Examiner states that “Figures 5
and 6 of Wakeman teach an image capture device 23, comprising a
housing 21, and at least one telescopic hinge, shown generally at 35[,] . . .
operable to couple a lid 36 to the housing 21” (Answer 4). The Examiner
considers the telescopic hinge to include elements 30, 31, 33, and the sleeve
bearing in the recess of housing 21 (id. at 8). The Examiner finds that
“Wakeman teaches cylindrical hinge element 31 that slides inward or
outward in an overlapping manner with the second cylindrical member,” that
is, the sleeve bearing, and therefore meets the limitation of a telescopic
hinge (id. at 4).
With regard to claim 11, the Examiner finds that “Figure 5 of
Wakeman shows two telescopic hinges, each having a plurality of extensible
segments (hinge segment 33 and hinge segment 31 . . . ), the two hinges
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