Appeal 2007-2306
Application 10/636,120
pivotally coupling the lid 36 to the housing 21” (Answer 6). The Examiner
also finds that “hinge segment 33 is extensible from a horizontal orientation
to a vertical orientation” (id.).
We agree with the Examiner that claims 1 and 11 are anticipated by
Wakeman. Wakeman describes a copying apparatus comprising a housing
structure 21, a support member 25 comprising “support arm 30 incorporating
at least two depending positioning rods 31,” and a cover 36 that, through
arm 33, is “pivotally mounted to the arm 30 . . . by action of a . . . hinging
means 35” (Wakeman, col. 3, ll. 30-67). “Positioning holes 32 are formed in
the housing structure 21” and “preferably form loose vertical sleeve bearings
and slidingly receive the telescoping positioning rods 31 for vertical sliding
engagement” (id. at col. 3, ll. 52-59). Figure 6 of Wakeman is reproduced
below:
The figure shows a cover-and-hinge combination disclosed by Wakeman
with the different components labeled. We agree with the Examiner that
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