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US 7,489,953 B2Granted
Mobile communication device
AssigneeResearch In Motion Limited
InventorJason T. Griffin
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Abstract
A mobile communication device includes a housing having a front wall, a rear wall, and two side walls, a display associated with the front wall, and a keyboard associated with the front wall. Each of the side walls includes a recessed channel that extends along at least part of the length of the side walls. In addition, a reduced key keyboard has arcuate rows, with a top row that includes a send, end, and web browser key. The top row of the keyboard is also arcuate.
Claims15
A mobile communication device comprising:
- a housing having a length and at least a first side wall and a second side wall, wherein at least one of the first and second side walls includes a recessed channel that extends along at least part of the length of the housing, with the side walls having an upper portion and a lower portion defined on the housing and separated from one another at an intermediate point on the associated side wall, and the recessed channel extends in the upper portion.
A housing for a mobile communication device comprising:
- a front wall;
- a rear wall;
- a left side wall comprising a recessed channel that extends along at least part of the left side wall such that at least part of the left side wall is recessed relative to the remainder of the left side wall;
- and
- a right side wall comprising a recess that extends along at least part of the right side wall such that at least part of the right side wall is recessed relative to the remainder of the right side wall, with the side walls each having an upper portion and a lower portion that are separated from one another at an intermediate point on the associated side wall, and the recessed channel extends only in the upper portion.
2 more elements
A mobile communication device comprising:
- a housing having a length, a front wall, a rear wall, a first side wall positioned between the front and rear walls on a first side of the housing, and a second side wall positioned between the front and rear walls on a second side of the housing, with each side wall having a top point, an intermediate point, and a bottom point, wherein at least one of the first and second side walls includes a recessed channel that extends along at least part of the length of the respective wall, with the recessed channel tapering from the intermediate point where it is not recessed relative to the respective side wall to at least one of the top or bottom points where it is recessed relative to the respective side wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.