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Folding keyboard

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  • Patent Grant
  • D457525
  • Patent Number
    D457,525
  • Date Filed
    Tuesday, February 27, 2001
    24 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, May 21, 2002
    22 years ago
  • US Classifications
    Field of Search
    • US
    • D14 393
    • D14 394
    • D14 396
    • D14 341
    • D14 247
    • D18 1
    • D18 7
    • D18 11
    • D18 12
    • D18 2
    • 178 17 A
    • 178 17 C
    • 235 145 A
    • 235 145 R
    • 200 5 A
    • 200 5 R
    • 200 6 A
    • 200 6 R
    • 345 168
    • 345 169
    • 341 22
    • 341 23
    • 400 472
    • 400 479
    • 400 488
    • 400 489
    • 400 492
  • International Classifications
    • 1402
    • Term of Grant
      14Years
Information
Abstract
Description




FIG. 1 shows a front, perspective view of a folding keyboard, in a folded state.




FIG. 2 shows a back, perspective view of a folding keyboard, in a folded state.




FIG. 3 shows a top, side view of a folding keyboard, in a folded state.




FIG. 4 shows a bottom, side view of a folding keyboard, in a folded state.




FIG. 5 shows a back, right view of a folding keyboard, in a folded state.




FIG. 6 shows a back, left view of a folding keyboard, in a folded state.




FIG. 7 shows a front, side view of a folding keyboard, in a folded state.




FIG. 8 shows a back, side view of a folding keyboard, in a folded state.




FIG. 9 shows a back, perspective view of a folding keyboard in a partially folded state.




FIG. 10 shows a front, perspective view of a folding keyboard in a partially folded state.




FIG. 11 shows a back, perspective view of a folding keyboard in a partially folded state.




FIG. 12 shows a back view of a folding keyboard in an unfolded state.




FIG. 13 shows a top view of a folding keyboard in an unfolded state, with the outer sets of keys positioned away from the inner sets of keys.




FIG. 14 shows a top view of a folding keyboard in an unfolded state, with the outer sets of keys positioned next to the inner sets of keys.




FIG. 15 shows a top view of a folding keyboard in an unfolded state, with the outer sets of keys positioned next to the inner sets of keys.




FIG. 16 shows a bottom, side view of the folding keyboard shown in FIG. 13.




FIG. 17 shows a left, side view of the folding keyboard shown in FIG. 13.




FIG. 18 shows a right, side view of the folding keyboard shown in FIG. 13.




FIG. 19 shows a back, perspective view of a folding keyboard in an unfolded state, with a support member partially extended.




FIG. 20 shows a back, perspective view of a folding keyboard in an unfolded state, with a support member fully extended; and,




FIG. 21 shows a top, perspective view of a folding keyboard in an unfolded state with a support member fully extended.




FIGS. 3-8 are drawn on a slightly reduced scale.



Claims
  • The ornamental design for a folding keyboard, as shown and described.
US Referenced Citations (12)
Number Name Date Kind
3940758 Margolin Feb 1976 A
5457453 Chiu et al. Oct 1995 A
5502460 Bowen Mar 1996 A
5653543 Abe Aug 1997 A
5703578 Allison Dec 1997 A
5712760 Coulon et al. Jan 1998 A
D390549 Tsai Feb 1998 S
5943041 Allison et al. Aug 1999 A
D413581 Park Sep 1999 S
5995025 Sternglass et al. Nov 1999 A
D420655 Louis et al. Feb 2000 S
6025986 Sternglass et al. Feb 2000 A
Provisional Applications (1)
Number Date Country
60/127651 Apr 1999 US
Continuation in Parts (1)
Number Date Country
Parent 09/540669 Mar 2000 US
Child 29/137858 US