Portable communications device
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FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the portable communications device showing our design;
FIG. 2 is rear perspective view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a side view thereof;
FIG. 5 is an opposing side view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 9 is a front perspective view of a first alternative embodiment of the portable communications device illustrating my design;
FIG. 10 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 11 is a front perspective view of a second alternative embodiment of the portable communications device illustrating our design; and,
FIG. 12 is a rear perspective view illustrating the opposing side of the design.
The remaining views of the alternative embodiments of FIGS. 9 and 11 that are not separately illustrated above correspond to those views illustrated above for the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1-8. The broken lines shown herein are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design. The illustrated device is not limited to the scale shown.
As shown in the embodiment of FIG. 9, the device may present a visually contrasting shaded perimeter region disposed in a display window and configured to surround a display region in the device.
In certain embodiments of the design, as shown in the embodiment of FIGS. 11 and 12, certain surfaces may be formed of a first material and/or color with other surfaces formed of a different material and/or color for visual contrast and accent, as represented by the shaded and non-shaded portions of the device. In particular embodiments, with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12, the shaded portions of the side panels on the body of the device represent a translucent colored material with the non-shaded portions illustrating a different opaque surface color and/or material.
Claims
The ornamental design for a portable communications device, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 29, 2003
Date of Patent: Jun 7, 2005
Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (Lund)
Inventors: Hans Fredrik Eckholm (Raleigh, NC), Charles Hunt (Wake Forest, NC), Chris Collins (Cary, NC)
Primary Examiner: Jeffrey Asch
Attorney: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec PA
Application Number: 29/189,238