Hand-held messaging device with keyboard

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a hand-held messaging device with a keyboard embodying the subject invention;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of an alternative embodiment of the subject invention;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a front perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 13 is a rear perspective view thereof.

Those views of the second embodiment that are not specifically set forth are the same as the corresponding views in the first embodiment.

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U.S. Patent Documents
D278341 April 9, 1985 Scheid
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Patent History
Patent number: D416256
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 26, 1998
Date of Patent: Nov 9, 1999
Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Waterloo)
Inventors: Jason T. Griffin (Waterloo), John A. Holmes (Waterloo), Mihal Lazaridis (Waterloo)
Primary Examiner: Freda Nunn
Attorney: Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue
Application Number: 0/89,942
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Paging Device (e.g., Beeper, Etc.) (D14/191); D14/100; D14/115
International Classification: 1403;