Top portion of a mouse

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Description

FIG. 1 is a right side elevation view of a first embodiment of a top portion of a mouse;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is top plan view of a second embodiment of a top portion of a mouse.

The even broken lines in the drawings represent environmental structure only and form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash broken lines define the boundaries but form no part of the claimed design. The apple shape as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 and forming part of the claimed design is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. The design for the top portion of a mouse could be applied to either a “wireless” or “wired” mouse.

Claims

The ornamental design for a top portion of a mouse, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D565570
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 31, 2006
Date of Patent: Apr 1, 2008
Assignee: Global Think Tank LLC (Chicago, IL)
Inventors: James Scapillato (LaGrange Park, IL), Thomas Kouvelis (Antioch, IL), Alfred Rotiroti (Niles, IL), Barry Yip (Oak Creek, WI), Christopher V. Carani (Chicago, IL)
Primary Examiner: Pamela J. Burgess
Attorney: McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.
Application Number: 29/252,997
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Simulative (D14/403)