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Electronic device

Granted 2 Mar 2010 · no office action yet

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Rico Zorkendorfer, Eugene Antony Whang, Douglas B. Satzger, Jonathan P. Ive +11 · Examiner: Freda S Nunn · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/342,588
filed 27 Aug 2009
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US D611044
granted 2 Mar 2010

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front, top perspective view…

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

FIG. 2 is rear, bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 9 is an additional top view thereof, with the electronic device shown in an open position;

FIG. 10 is an additional top, front perspective view thereof, with the electronic device shown in an open position;

FIG. 11 is an additional bottom, rear perspective view thereof, with the electronic device shown in an open position; and,

FIG. 12 is an additional left side view thereof, with the electronic device shown in an open position.

The bottom surface of the electronic device may be black, as may be the keys. The portion of the electronic device shown in gray shading represents a metallic-looking surface that preferably contrasts with the black portions. The broken line showing is for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/327

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