Input device for an electronic tablet

- Microsoft
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top isometric view of an input device for an electronic tablet showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a front view thereof.

The broken lines showing of various features on the input device for an electronic tablet is for environmental purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design. The shading shown adjacent the broken lines in FIGS. 1-3 represents a surface thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for an input device for an electronic tablet, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D720748
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 7, 2013
Date of Patent: Jan 6, 2015
Assignee: Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, WA)
Inventors: Ralf Groene (Kirkland, WA), Hua Wang (Sammamish, WA), Anthony Reed (Sammamish, WA), James Alec Ishihara (Bellevue, WA)
Primary Examiner: Freda S Nunn
Application Number: 29/457,286
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Keyboard With Conventional Key Arrangement (D14/392)