Outer surface of a button for a computer input device
Granted 14 Aug 2001 · no office action yet
Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
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Inventors: Kevin D. Van Flandern, Allen M. Han, Melissa S. Jacobson · Examiner: Kay H. Chin · AU 2911 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an…
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an outer surface of a button for a computer input device showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the button of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the button of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of the button of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view of the button of FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the button taken through line 6—6 in FIGS. 2 and 3; and,
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the button taken through line 7—7 in FIG. 2.
The broken line showing of the remainder of the computer input device in FIG. 1 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.
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