Mobile information terminal

- Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front right perspective view of the mobile information terminal in a first configuration, the mobile information terminal in the first configuration being an open position in which display surfaces of all three panels are completely exposed;

FIG. 2 is a rear left perspective view of the mobile information terminal in the configuration of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front right perspective view of the mobile information terminal in a second configuration, the mobile information terminal in the second configuration being in a closed position wherein none of the display surfaces of the three panels are exposed;

FIG. 4 is a rear left perspective view of the mobile information terminal in the configuration of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a front right perspective view of the mobile information terminal in a third configuration, the mobile information terminal in the third configuration being in a state of use in which only part of a display surface of the third panel is exposed, a remainder of the display surface of the third panel being covered by the first panel;

FIG. 6 is a rear left perspective view of the mobile information terminal in the configuration of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a front elevation view of the mobile information terminal in the configuration of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is rear elevation view of the mobile information terminal in the configuration of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the mobile information terminal in the configuration of FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view of the mobile information terminal in the configuration of FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a right-side elevation view of the mobile information terminal in the configuration of FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is a left-side elevation view of the mobile information terminal in the configuration of FIG. 1;

FIG. 13 is a right side sectioned view taken along line 13-13 of FIG. 7, omitting internal structure;

FIG. 14 is a right side sectioned view taken along line 14-14 of FIG. 3, omitting internal structure;

FIG. 15 is a right side view showing the mobile information terminal in a partially folded position;

FIG. 16 is a front right perspective view of the mobile information terminal in the first configuration of FIG. 1 and further showing displayed matter on a screen comprising all three panels of the display unit; and,

FIG. 17 is a front right perspective view of the mobile information terminal in the third configuration of FIG. 5 and further showing displayed matter on a third panel portion of the screen of the display unit.

The broken line showing of portions of the mobile information terminal and of displayed matter are included for the purpose of illustrating environmental subject matter and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a “mobile information terminal,” as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D825518
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 23, 2017
Date of Patent: Aug 14, 2018
Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Sakai, Osaka)
Inventor: Masayuki Kikuchi (Sakai)
Primary Examiner: Jeffrey D Asch
Application Number: 29/591,661
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/138.AB; Folding Or Integral Cover (D14/345)