Wedge-shaped electronic media reader

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a wedge-shaped electronic media reader.

FIG. 2 is a front plan view of the wedge-shaped electronic media reader of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation view of the wedge-shaped electronic media reader of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom elevation view of the wedge-shaped electronic media reader of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a back plan view of the wedge-shaped electronic media reader of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevation view of the wedge-shaped electronic media reader of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a top elevation view of the wedge-shaped electronic media reader of FIG. 1.

The broken lines are directed to environment and are for illustrative purposes only.

The broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a wedge-shaped electronic media reader, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D586803
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 29, 2006
Date of Patent: Feb 17, 2009
Assignee: Amazon Technologies Inc. (Seattle, WA)
Inventors: Symon J. Whitehorn (Sausalito, CA), Gregg E. Zehr (Los Gatos, CA)
Primary Examiner: Cathron C Brooks
Assistant Examiner: Angela J Lee
Attorney: Lee & Hayes, PLLC
Application Number: 29/246,295
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: And Keypad (D14/346); For Computer (D14/439)