Contoured housing for a hand held terminal

- Hand Held Products, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a contoured and ergonomic housing for a terminal showing a first embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view, the right side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a contoured and ergonomic housing for a terminal showing a second embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a contoured and ergonomic housing for a terminal showing a third embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a contoured and ergonomic housing for a terminal showing a fourth embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 12 is a left side elevational view, the right side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of a contoured and ergonomic housing for a terminal showing a fifth embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 17 is a perspective view of a contoured and ergonomic housing for a terminal showing a sixth embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 18 is a perspective view of a contoured and ergonomic housing for a terminal showing a seventh embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 19 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 20 a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a left side elevational view, the right side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 22 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 23 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The side, bottom, front, and rear views of the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 and the third embodiment shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 are like FIGS. 3, 4, 5 and 6, respectively.

The side, bottom, front and rear views of the fourth embodiment as shown in FIG. 16 and the fifth embodiment as shown in FIG. 17 are like FIGS. 12, 13, 14, and 15, respectively.

The top view of the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 11, the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. 16, and the sixth embodiment shown in FIG. 17 are like FIGS. 2, 8 and 10, respectively.

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D392282
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 6, 1996
Date of Patent: Mar 17, 1998
Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc. (Charlotte, NC)
Inventors: Kevin J. Ahearn (Matthews, NC), Lawrence R. Ober (Pineville, NC), Michiel Reineir Ausems (Charlotte, NC)
Primary Examiner: Freda Nunn
Law Firm: Bell, Seltzer IP Law Group of Alston & Bird LLP
Application Number: 0/60,284
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/116; D14/100
International Classification: 1402;