Computer keyboard

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the computer keyboard;

FIG. 2 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear view therof;

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

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The keys are partially shown and are in phantom, as the layout of the keys does not form a part of the present design. The keyboard is lined for wood grain and the molding around the edge is stippled to indicate that it is dark and is in contrast to the adjacent wood.

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Patent History
Patent number: D414479
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 25, 1998
Date of Patent: Sep 28, 1999
Inventors: Dennis J. Oberhofer (Burbank, CA), Frank Schuetz (Los Angeles, CA)
Primary Examiner: Freda Nunn
Law Firm: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP
Application Number: 0/89,916
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/115
International Classification: 1402;