Keyboard

Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, right side perspective view of a keyboard showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side being a mirror image except for the specific configuration of the keys.

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Patent History
Patent number: D302684
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 14, 1986
Date of Patent: Aug 8, 1989
Assignee: Digital Equipment Corporation (Maynard, MA)
Inventors: Kenichi Akagi (Littleton, MA), Marcus C. Koepke (Clinton, MA)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Assistant Examiner: Freda S. Nunn
Law Firm: Kenyon & Kenyon
Application Number: 6/884,921
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/115