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Keyboard

Granted 10 Aug 2010 · no office action yet

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Daniele De Iuliis, Jonathan P. Ive, Calvin Q. Seid, Richard P. Howarth +12 · Examiner: Freda S Nunn · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/342,897
filed 2 Sep 2009
Publication
Not published
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US D621402
granted 10 Aug 2010

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Description

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

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

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom, rear perspective view thereof.

The portion of the keyboard shown in gray shading represents a metallic-looking surface. 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
D14/392

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Freda S Nunn
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