Scroll bar design for a window for a computer display screen

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Description

The file of this patent contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copies of this patent with color drawing(s) will be provided by the Patent and Trademark Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a scroll bar design for a window for a computer display screen;

FIG. 2 is a front view of a second embodiment thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view of a third embodiment thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front view of a fourth embodiment thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view of a fifth embodiment thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a front view of a sixth embodiment thereof.

The broken line drawing of a window border in Figure. views 1 through 6 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D424543
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 20, 1999
Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Inventor: Peter J. Hodgson (London)
Primary Examiner: M. H. Tung
Attorney: Nancy R. Simon
Application Number: 0/99,361
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/1142
International Classification: 1402;