Patent · US Expired

Handheld computer casing with grooved feature formed on a decorative surface

US6574098B2 · kind B2 · utility

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43Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 19, 2001
Grant dateJun 3, 2003
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Expiry dateSep 21, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F1/1626
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A housing component is provided for a handheld computer. A film layer corresponds to an exterior surface of the housing component. The film layer may have a first tone and a second tone. A groove is formed on the film layer. The groove has a contoured interior. The first surface on the interior of the groove may have the first tone. A second surface on the interior of the groove may have the second tone.

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