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Front cover of an electronic device

Granted 19 Mar 2013 · no office action yet

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Tang Yew Tan, Duncan Robert Kerr, Daniel J. Coster, Christopher J. Stringer +16 · Examiner: Raphael Barkai · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application
29/426,218
filed 2 Jul 2012
Publication
Not published
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US D678261
granted 19 Mar 2013

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a bottom front perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a bottom front perspective view of a front cover of an electronic device showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a top rear perspective view thereof.

The shade lines in the Figures show transparency and not surface ornamentation.

The broken lines in the Figures show portions of the front cover of an electronic device which form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/250

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