Palm rest portion for a keyboard

Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a palm rest portion for a keyboard showing our new design:

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof.

The broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a palm rest portion for a keyboard, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Paull; Mike M. (Seattle, WA), Kaneko; Steven T. (Seattle, WA), Davies, Jr.; Thomas E. (Snohomish, WA), Hippen; Jan (Potland, OR), Yao; Penelope Cheng (Potland, OR)
Assignee:	Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, WA)
Appl. No.:	D/052,741
Filed:	March 28, 1996

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	44052	Sep 15, 1995
	19133	Feb 23, 1994	Des. 362432
	10111	Jun 25, 1993	Des. 357476
	10112	Jun 25, 1993	Des. 357011

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Current U.S. Class:	D14/461
Current International Class:	1402
Field of Search:	;D14/100,101,106,115,114 ;D18/1,7 ;235/145A,145R ;200/5A,5R,6A,6R ;345/168 ;364/708.1

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Primary Examiner: Nunn; Freda
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Seed and Berry LLP