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Electronic device

Granted 12 Jan 1999 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Elna Kabushiki Kaisha · originally Elan IP Inc.

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Inventors: Hideki Kitamura, Hiroshi Yanaka, Hideo Shimizu · Examiner: Brian N. Vinson · AU 291 · TC 2900

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filed 17 Dec 1996
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US D404007
granted 12 Jan 1999

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front view of an…

FIG. 1 is a front view of an electronic device showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof with a left side view appearing as mirror image to the right side view;

FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view taken along line 6--6 in FIG. 1 with the interior construction thereof being omitted;

FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view taken along line 7--7 in FIG. 5 with the interior construction thereof being omitted; and,

FIG. 8 is a perspective view from a veiw point at the right and above the electronic device.

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D13/125

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