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Granted 6 Jan 2009 · 4 office actions

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Jonathan P. Ive, Eugene Antony Whang, Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Steve Jobs +10 · Examiner: Robert A Delehanty · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/296,491
filed 22 Oct 2007
Publication
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US D584142
granted 6 Jan 2009

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a package in accordance with the present design. The package can, for example, be used to package a first electronic device such as a media device (e.g., media player).

FIG. 2 is a front view for the package with the first electronic device.

FIG. 3 is a side view for the package with the first electronic device.

FIG. 4 is a top or bottom view for the package with the first electronic device.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the package showing a lid, first electronic device, first electronic device holder, insert box and base.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the first electronic device holder.

FIG. 7 is a rear view of the first electronic device holder.

FIG. 8 is a left or right side view of the first electronic device holder.

FIG. 9 is a top or bottom view of the first electronic device holder.

FIG. 10 is another perspective view of the package in accordance with the present design. The package can, for example, be used to package a second electronic device such as a media device (e.g., media player).

FIG. 11 is a front view for the package with the second electronic device.

FIG. 12 is a side view for the package with the second electronic device.

FIG. 13 is a top or bottom view for the package with the second electronic device.

FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view of the package showing a lid, a second electronic device, second electronic device holder, insert box and base.

FIG. 15 is a front view of the second electronic device holder.

FIG. 16 is a rear view of the second electronic device holder.

FIG. 17 is a left or right side view of the second electronic device holder; and,

FIG. 18 is a top or bottom view of the second electronic device holder.

The features shown in broken lines in the various Figures are for illustrating environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design.

More generally, the invention pertains to package for an article of manufacture such as a media device or an electronic device.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D09/432

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Pendency
1.2 y
442 days filing → grant
Office actions
2
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Responses
2
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Examiner
Robert A Delehanty
art unit 2914 · TC 2900
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