Ruggedized enclosure for a data storage device

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a ruggedized enclosure for a data storage device embodying the new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a first side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a second side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a back view thereof.

Broken lines are used to illustrate features of the ruggedized enclosure for a data storage device which form no part of the claimed design. The broken lines consisting of a dash and a dot define the boundary of the claim, which extends to the boundary, but does not include the boundary.

Claims

The ornamental design for a ruggedized enclosure for a data storage device, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D829213
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 11, 2017
Date of Patent: Sep 25, 2018
Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Irvine, CA)
Inventors: Wojciech Szeremeta (Mission Viejo, CA), Brian S. Nihei (Fountain Valley, CA), Steven T. Peng (Irvine, CA)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Assistant Examiner: Marie D Fast Horse
Application Number: 29/613,711
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D14/432); D3/273