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Depressible key for a keyboard

Granted 31 Dec 2002 · no office action yet

Assignee: Microsoft Corporation

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Inventors: Gregory G. Jones · Examiner: Kay H. Chin · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/160,826
filed 17 May 2002
Publication
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US D467932
granted 31 Dec 2002

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top view of a…

FIG. 1 is a top view of a depressible key for a keyboard showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear-left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a left side view thereof.

The broken line showing of the bottom portion of the key is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/456

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