Keypad for a digital rate calculating postage scale

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a keypad for a rate calculating postage scale according to the new design.

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the keypad shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the keypad shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is an opposite side view of the keypad shown in FIG. 3; and,

FIG. 5 is a front end view of the keypad shown in FIG. 1.

Features shown in broken lines in the drawings are not part of the claim.

Claims

The ornamental design for a keypad for a digital rate calculating postage scale, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D490735
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 28, 2003
Date of Patent: Jun 1, 2004
Assignee: Pelstar, L.L.C. (Bridgeview, IL)
Inventors: Matthew Lawler (Homer Glen, IL), Paul Nizzere (Darien, IL), John B. Salzman (Chicago, IL), Jacqueline M. Vossler (Chicago, IL)
Primary Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Wallenstein Wagner & Rockey, Ltd.
Application Number: 29/176,909
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (4) (D10/94); Keypad Type (D14/399)
International Classification: 1004;