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Connector ring for a headset

Granted 3 Feb 2009 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Microsoft Corporation · originally Nokia

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Inventors: Sami Lehtovaara, Heli Säde · Examiner: Paula Greene · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/295,605
filed 2 Oct 2007
Publication
Not published
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US D585880
granted 3 Feb 2009

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of a connector ring for a headset showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a second top front perspective view taken at a different angle thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged top front perspective view of the connector ring for a headset of FIGS. 1–5 shown in an open, in use position; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom rear perspective view thereof.

The broken line showing environmental structure is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/223D14/205

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USUS-D581395-SS125 Nov 20082 Oct 2007grantedHeadset
USthis patentUS-D585880-SS13 Feb 20092 Oct 2007grantedConnector ring for a headset
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AUAU-317615-SS18 Jan 20081 Oct 2007publishedHeadset
CACA-122528-SS27 May 20082 Oct 2007grantedHeadset
TWTW-D129904-S1S121 Jul 20091 Oct 2007publishedHeadset

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