Set of buttons for a mobile computing device

- Palm, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a set of buttons for a mobile computing device;

FIG. 2 is a first isometric view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a second isometric view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the set of buttons for a mobile computing device of FIG. 1 in an alternate position on a different portion of a non-claimed device;

FIG. 5 is a first isometric view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a second isometric view thereof.

The broken lines showing the non-claimed portions of the set of buttons and the outline of the mobile computing device are directed to environment and are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

The open ends of the claimed surfaces, shown without a clear boundary in FIGS. 1–6, continue up to a non-shown line formed by respectively connecting the ends of the two sets of solid lines at each end of the design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a set of buttons for a mobile computing device, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D596629
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 28, 2007
Date of Patent: Jul 21, 2009
Assignee: Palm, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA)
Inventor: Yoshimichi Matsuoka (Cupertino, CA)
Primary Examiner: Jeffrey D Asch
Assistant Examiner: Bridget L Eland
Attorney: Shemwell Mahamedi LLP
Application Number: 29/277,534
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Keypad (D14/247)