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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2000
Jeffery D. Ricks, Logan, UT (US);
Gary D. Spence, Mendon, UT (US);
Ronald H. Campbell, Mendon, UT (US);
Juniper Systems, Inc., North Logan, UT (US);
Abstract
Electronics devices having a housing with ergonomic features that enhance the ability of a user to hold the electronics devices for extended periods of time using different grips. The housing has a middle gripping region that is narrower than a top section and a bottom section positioned to either side of the gripping region. A keypad structure is positioned at the middle gripping section on a front surface of the housing. The back surface of the housing has a depression positioned generally at the midline of the housing. The depression engages the fingertips, the palm, or other portions of the hand when the user holds the electronics device. Rounded corners where the lateral surface of the housing meet the front surface and the back surface contribute to the user's comfort when holding the electronics device. The ergonomic features of the housing enable the user to conveniently hold the electronics device in any of a variety of grips, using one or two hands, and in which the fingers or palm of the hand or hands engage the depression.