Space-saving computer keyboard layout

- IBM
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of one embodiment of a computer keyboard constructed in accordance with the invention;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the keyboard of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of the keyboard of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view of the keyboard of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view of the keyboard of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the keyboard of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a top front right isometric view of the keyboard of FIG. 1.

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

Claims

The ornamental design for a space-saving computer keyboard layout, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D325199 April 7, 1992 Gowda et al.
D386170 November 11, 1997 Peng
5694123 December 2, 1997 Selker et al.
5847697 December 8, 1998 Sugimoto
D410454 June 1, 1999 Chen
5995024 November 30, 1999 Kambayashi et al.
D441748 May 8, 2001 Swansey et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D481732
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 1, 2001
Date of Patent: Nov 4, 2003
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)
Inventors: John David Swansey (Durham, NC), Antonio Thymie Latto (Raleigh, NC)
Primary Examiner: Freda Nunn
Attorney, Agent or Law Firms: Carlos Munoz-Bustamante, Bracewell & Patterson, LLP
Application Number: 29/136,560
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Plural Key Array (D14/396)
International Classification: 1402;