Palm rest portion for a keyboard

- Microsoft
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a palm rest portion for a keyboard showing our new design:

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof.

The broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D381016
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 28, 1996
Date of Patent: Jul 15, 1997
Assignee: Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, WA)
Inventors: Mike M. Paull (Seattle, WA), Steven T. Kaneko (Seattle, WA), Thomas E. Davies, Jr. (Snohomish, WA), Jan Hippen (Potland, OR), Penelope Cheng Yao (Potland, OR)
Primary Examiner: Freda Nunn
Law Firm: Seed and Berry LLP
Application Number: 0/52,741
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/114
International Classification: 1402;