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Audio and charging station for a handheld electronic device

Granted 16 Aug 2005 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH · originally Samsung Electronics

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Inventors: Robert Tang, Kurt Solland · Examiner: Alan P. Douglas · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/208,118
filed 25 Jun 2004
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US D508458
granted 16 Aug 2005

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an audio and charging station for a handheld electronic device showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 7—7 in FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating the positioning of a handheld electronic device;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view illustrating the positioning of a handheld electronic device; and,

FIG. 10 is a side elevational view illustrating the positioning of a handheld electronic device.

FIG. 7 illustrates the external contours, and the internal surfaces are not shaded and form no part of the claimed invention. The broken line showings of the lines and ports in FIGS. 3-5 and 10, and the handheld electronic device in FIGS. 8-10 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed invention.

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