Spherical stylus

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a spherical stylus showing the design; and,

FIG. 2 is a reference view showing an environment in which the spherical stylus can be used.

Back, right, left, top and bottom views are omitted as they are identical to the front view.

The broken lines in the drawings are intended to show use of the spherical stylus and form no part of the claimed design.

The design of a spherical stylus for touch-operation on touch panels.

The main body of the sphere is provided with a plurality of protruding portions. The touch-operation is performed with these protruding portions. As shown in FIG. 2, it is possible to touch a display continuously by rolling over the spherical stylus on touch panels with a palm pressed thereon.

Claims

The design of a spherical stylus, as illustrated and described.

Referenced Cited
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Patent History
Patent number: D748095
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 13, 2013
Date of Patent: Jan 26, 2016
Assignee: B2ENGINE Co., Ltd. (Tokyo)
Inventor: Akira Oikawa (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: Austin Murphy
Application Number: 29/472,505
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Substantially Circular Or Oval In Plan (D14/408)