Electronic communication device

- Sierra Wireless, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a first embodiment of an electronic communication device in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the electronic communication device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a back elevation view of the electronic communication device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the electronic communication device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the electronic communication device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a left side elevation view of the electronic communication device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a right side elevation view of the electronic communication device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is an isometric view of the electronic communication device of FIG. 1 in the open position.

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view of the electronic communication device of FIG. 1 in the open position.

FIG. 10 is a rear elevation view of the electronic communication device of FIG. 1 in the open position.

FIG. 11 is a top plan view of the electronic communication device of FIG. 1 in the open position.

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view of the electronic communication device of FIG. 1 in the open position.

FIG. 13 is a left elevation view of the electronic communication device of FIG. 1 in the open position.

FIG. 14 is a right elevation view of the electronic communication device of FIG. 1 in the open position.

FIG. 15 is an isometric view of a second embodiment of an electronic communication device in accordance with the present invention in the open position; and,

FIG. 16 is a front elevation view of the electronic communication device of FIG. 15 in the open position.

The other views of the second embodiment of device are the same as FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14.

Claims

The ornamental design for an electronic communication device, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D496642
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 31, 2003
Date of Patent: Sep 28, 2004
Assignee: Sierra Wireless, Inc.
Inventors: Andrew Harries (Vancouver), Jon Theron Winebrenner (Vancouver), Jamian Russell Cobbett (Portland, OR), Mark H. Hoeveler (Portland, OR), Stephen Matthew McCallion (Portland, OR), Norman Roy Eldridge (Richmond)
Primary Examiner: Jeffrey Asch
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Thelen Reid & Priest LLP
Application Number: 29/196,614
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/138
International Classification: 1403;