Computer keyboard spacebar with intergrated pointing stick for typing and pointing operations

- Home Row Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a computer keyboard spacebar with integrated pointing stick for typing and pointing operations;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view of the computer keyboard spacebar of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the computer keyboard spacebar of FIG. 1 the opposite side is a mirror image;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of the computer keyboard spacebar of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the computer keyboard spacebar of FIG. 1 being disposed in a computer keyboard which is shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the computer keyboard spacebar of FIG. 1.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D245109 July 19, 1977 Yoshioka
D340696 October 26, 1993 Barrett
4896003 January 23, 1990 Hsieh
5189403 February 23, 1993 Franz et al.
5294121 March 15, 1994 Chiang
5343219 August 30, 1994 DuBosque, Jr.
Foreign Patent Documents
PCT/US90/06831 November 1990 WOX
Other references
  • IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin vol. 22 No. 7 Dec. 1979 Dual Function Key for Upper and Lower Print Control pp. 2663-2664. IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin vol. 28 No. 5 Oct. 1985 Smart Key pp. 1859-1860. IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin vol. 33 No. 9 Feb. 1991 Enlarged Cursor Key With Trackball pp. 428-430. Toshiba Brochure 1993 T3400CT Computer with Pointing Device.
Patent History
Patent number: D360200
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 9, 1993
Date of Patent: Jul 11, 1995
Assignee: Home Row Inc. (Clackamas, OR)
Inventor: Patrick J. Franz (Portland, OR)
Primary Examiner: Freda S. Nunn
Law Firm: Marger, Johnson McCollom & Stolowitz
Application Number: 0/11,676
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/115; D14/114