Keyboard of an electronic communication device

- Sierra Wireless, Inc.
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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the keyboard of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is an isometric view of a second embodiment of a keyboard of an electronic communication device in accordance with the present invention; and,

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of the keyboard of FIG. 3.

The broken lines showing throughout all views of both embodiments are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D496655
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: 29/196,579
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Keypad (D14/247)
International Classification: 1403;