USD502180S1 - Ergonomic two-thumb keyboard - Google Patents
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FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a ergonomic two-thumb keyboard constructed in accordance with the invention showing the left and right thumb keyboards;
FIG. 2 is a bottom isometric view of the ergonomic two-thumb keyboard of FIG. 1 showing the keys arranged for use by the first and second digits of the left and right hands for data entry;
FIG. 3 is a top view of the ergonomic two-thumb keyboard of FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 showing the keys of the device arranged for use by the left and right thumbs for data entry;
FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the ergonomic two-thumb keyboard of FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 showing the keys arranged for use by the first and second digits of the left and right hands for data entry;
FIG. 5 is a top end view of the ergonomic two-thumb keyboard showing a section of the housing of the data entry device of FIG. 1 and FIG. 2;
FIG. 6 is a left side view of the ergonomic two-thumb keyboard showing a section of the housing of the data entry device of FIG. 1 and FIG. 2;
FIG. 7 is a right side view of the ergonomic two-thumb keyboard showing a section of the housing of the data entry device of FIG. 1 and FIG. 2; and,
FIG. 8 is a bottom end view of the ergonomic two-thumb keyboard showing a section of the housing of the data entry device of FIG. 1 and FIG. 2.
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- The ornamental design for a ergonomic two-thumb keyboard, as shown and described.
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| USD591307S1 (en) | 2008-04-04 | 2009-04-28 | Per Ola Kristensson | On screen keyboard for electronic devices, including mobile phones and tablet computers |
| US9268364B2 (en) | 2012-08-31 | 2016-02-23 | Trewgrip, Llc | Ergonomic data entry device |
| USD759025S1 (en) * | 2013-02-19 | 2016-06-14 | Francisco Javier Hinojosa De Leon | Ergonomic keypad |
| US9715286B2 (en) | 2014-01-28 | 2017-07-25 | Solid Art Labs, Inc. | Hand-controllable signal-generating devices and systems |
| USD766240S1 (en) * | 2014-05-28 | 2016-09-13 | INSIDE VISION (société par actions simplifiée) | Touch pad for visually impaired or blind people |
| USD837203S1 (en) | 2015-05-20 | 2019-01-01 | INSIDE VISION (société par actions simplifiée) | Tactile pad |
| USD796510S1 (en) * | 2015-12-01 | 2017-09-05 | Shenzhen Sungi Technology Co., Ltd. | Touch keyboard |
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