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Docking keyboard

Granted 2 Jun 2015 · no office action yet

Assignee: Samsung Electronics

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Inventors: Sang-In Lee, Jee-Hye Kim, Zi-On Kwon · Examiner: Ian Simmons · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/452,598
filed 18 Apr 2013
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US D730915
granted 2 Jun 2015

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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 docking keyboard showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top front perspective view thereof in case of placing a tablet computer on the present docking keyboard while it is not in use or is in motion;

FIG. 9 is a top front perspective view thereof showing the connection of a tablet computer and the present docking keyboard in tablet computer mode; and,

FIG. 10 is a top front perspective view thereof showing the connection of a tablet computer and the present docking keyboard in notebook computer mode.

The broken line showing illustrates portions of the docking keyboard which form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/455

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