Keyboard

- Microsoft
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Description

FIG. 1 is a 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 bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof.

The broken lines depicting the remainder of the keyboard in FIGS. 1-2 and 4-7 show features that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a keyboard, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D984997
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 1, 2019
Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
Assignee: Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, WA)
Inventors: Jan Raken (Seattle, WA), Katherine Bailey (Seattle, WA), Todd Pleake (Sammamish, WA), James Alec Ishihara (Bellevue, WA), Karsten Aagaard (Monroe, WA)
Primary Examiner: Holly E Thurman
Assistant Examiner: Altaira J Swangin
Application Number: 29/707,894
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Keyboard With Conventional Key Arrangement (D14/392)