Keyboard

- Kinesis Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a keyboard showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D370669
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 30, 1993
Date of Patent: Jun 11, 1996
Assignee: Kinesis Corporation (Bothell, WA)
Inventors: William R. Hargreaves (Bellevue, WA), Fernd Van Engalen (Bellevue, WA)
Primary Examiner: Freda Nunn
Law Firm: Bogle & Gates
Application Number: 0/6,481
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/115