External backup storage

- Maxtor Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective front-top-right side view of an external backup storage according to the invention;

FIG. 2 is a right side view of an external backup storage according to the invention;

FIG. 3 is a left side view of an external backup storage according to the invention;

FIG. 4 is a front view of an external backup storage according to the invention;

FIG. 5 is a rear view of an external backup storage according to the invention;

FIG. 6 is a top view of an external backup storage according to the invention; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of an external backup storage according to the invention.

The ornamental design which is claimed is shown in solid lines in the drawings. The broken lines in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a external backup storage, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D520994
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 13, 2004
Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
Assignee: Maxtor Corporation (Longmont, CO)
Inventors: Patrick Weiher (Los Altos, CA), John Hamer (Cupertino, CA), Markus Diebel (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: Robin Webster
Assistant Examiner: Karen E. Patterson
Attorney: Foley & Lardner LLP
Application Number: 29/215,154
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Peripheral Equipment (D14/356)