Ergonomic personal data assistant

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Description

This application claims priority to U.S. Pending application Ser. No. 29/223/189 entitled Two-Thumb Keyboard Device, filed Feb. 9, 2005.

A novel ergonomic personal data assistant is depicted herein for portable computing applications that follows the anatomy of the human hand to provide the most motion efficient or ergonomic interface of the thumbs and first three digits of the left and right hands.

FIG. 1 is a front isometric view of an ergonomic personal data assistant (PDA) showing my new design, with the hinged screen in an open position.

FIG. 2 is a front isometric view of the PDA with the hinged screen in a closed position.

FIG. 3 is a bottom isometric view of the PDA with the hinged screen in an open position.

FIG. 4 is a bottom isometric view of the PDA with the hinged screen in a closed position.

FIG. 5 is a top view of the PDA of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the PDA thereof.

FIG. 7 is a side view of the PDA with the hinged screen in a closed position.

FIG. 8 is a front end view thereof.

FIG. 9 is a side view of the PDA with the screen in an open position.

FIG. 10 is a back end view of the PDA with the screen in a closed position.

FIG. 11 is a top view of the PDA of FIG. 1, shown with the battery compartments removed.

FIG. 12 is a top view of the PDA of FIG. 1, shown with the battery compartments and the batteries removed.

FIG. 13 is a bottom view of the PDA of FIG. 1, shown with the battery compartments removed.

FIG. 14 is a bottom view of the PDA of FIG. 1, shown with the battery compartments and the batteries removed.

FIG. 15 is a side view of the PDA of FIG. 1, shown with the battery compartments and the batteries removed.

FIG. 16 is a back end view of the PDA of FIG. 1, shown with the battery compartments and the batteries removed; and,

FIG. 17 is a front end view of the PDA of FIG. 1, shown with the battery compartments and the batteries removed.

In the drawings, the broken line showing of a battery depicts environmental subject matter and forms no part of the claim.

Claims

The ornamental design for an ergonomic personal data assistant, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D368702 April 9, 1996 Shimizu
D370669 June 11, 1996 Hargreaves et al.
5610602 March 11, 1997 Hargreaves
5673040 September 30, 1997 Hargreaves et al.
D502180 February 22, 2005 Gambaro
D533173 December 5, 2006 Lee et al.
20050190083 September 1, 2005 Tyneski et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D598017
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 29, 2007
Date of Patent: Aug 11, 2009
Assignee: (Portland, OR)
Inventor: Thom L. Gambaro (Portland, OR)
Primary Examiner: Cathron C Brooks
Assistant Examiner: Barbara Fox
Application Number: 29/271,946
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