Rear portion of a pointing device

- Microsoft
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Description

FIG. 1 is a rear isometric view of a rear portion of a pointing device showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

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

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of an alternative embodiment of the rear portion of a pointing device of FIG. 1.

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D382550
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 16, 1996
Date of Patent: Aug 19, 1997
Assignee: Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, WA)
Inventors: Steven T. Kaneko (Seattle, WA), Carl J. Ledbetter (Lynnwood, WA), Edie Adams (Seattle, WA), Kabir Siddiqui (Redmond, WA)
Primary Examiner: Freda Nunn
Law Firm: Seed and Berry LLP
Application Number: 0/48,728
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/114
International Classification: 1402;