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 the 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 line showing of various features of the input device for an electronic tablet in the figures is for environmental purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D731486
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 20, 2013
Date of Patent: Jun 9, 2015
Assignee: Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, WA)
Inventors: Young Soo Kim (Seattle, WA), Mike F. Deily (Redmond, WA), James Iming Tsai (Redmond, WA)
Primary Examiner: Freda S Nunn
Application Number: 29/467,600
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Keyboard With Conventional Key Arrangement (D14/392)