Adjustable computer keyboard

Description

FIG. 1 is a top front and side perspective view of an adjustable computer keyboard showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top front and side perspective view thereof showing a second arrangement wherein a bifurcated QWERTY keyboard portion is spaced apart from a numerical keypad portion;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the bifurcated QWERTY keyboard portion thereof shown separately for clarity of illustration only;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front view of the numerical keypad portion thereof shown separately for clarity of illustration only;

FIG. 10 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines are shown in the views for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design and the cord is shown broken away to show an indeterminate length.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D338000 August 3, 1993 Aurigema
D362235 September 12, 1995 Franzen
D362434 September 19, 1995 Abell, Jr. et al.
D370476 June 4, 1996 Dalesky
Patent History
Patent number: D386172
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 7, 1996
Date of Patent: Nov 11, 1997
Assignee: Alps Electric (U.S.A.), Inc. (San Jose, CA)
Inventors: Masahiko Kawauchi (San Jose, CA), Shigetoshi Amano (Sunnyvale, CA), J. Scott Petermann (San Jose, CA), Thomas Overthun (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: Freda Nunn
Attorneys: Guy W. Shoup, Patrick T. Bever
Application Number: 0/58,079
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/115
International Classification: 1402;