External hard drive housing

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an external hard drive housing showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is top plan view thereof.

The broken lines showing of the remainder of the external hard drive housing are for the purpose of illustrating unclaimed portions and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for an external hard drive housing, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Maiers; Michael A. (Campbell, CA), Schmid; Jeffrey (Lafayette, CO), Nuk; Howard (San Jose, CA)
Assignee:	Seagate Technology (Scotts Valley, CA)
Appl. No.:	D/281,894
Filed:	July 5, 2007

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29275805	Jan 7, 2007

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Current U.S. Class:	D14/356
Current International Class:	1402
Field of Search:	;D14/351-370,301,313,348-349,432,435-436,496,137,155,167-168,240,242,299 ;D13/149,184 ;D3/201,273 ;711/100,115 ;361/685 ;369/272.1 ;360/132-133,135

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Primary Examiner: Webster; Robin V.
Assistant Examiner: Kearney; Karen E
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.