External hard drive housing

- Seagate Technology
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an external hard drive housing showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is top plan view thereof.

The broken lines showing of the remainder of the external hard drive housing are for the purpose of illustrating unclaimed portions and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an external hard drive housing, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D583813
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 5, 2007
Date of Patent: Dec 30, 2008
Assignee: Seagate Technology (Scotts Valley, CA)
Inventors: Michael A. Maiers (Campbell, CA), Jeffrey Schmid (Lafayette, CO), Howard Nuk (San Jose, CA)
Primary Examiner: Robin V. Webster
Assistant Examiner: Karen E Kearney
Attorney: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Application Number: 29/281,894
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Peripheral Equipment (D14/356)