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Reversible case for mobile communications device

Granted 30 Jun 2015 · no office action yet

Application
29/485,895
filed 24 Mar 2014
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Not published
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US D733152
granted 30 Jun 2015

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a first frontal perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a first frontal perspective view of the reversible case for a mobile communications device presented in grayscale coloration and showing a cradle-covering portion in a first open position to show first coloration of a first side of the cradle-covering portion.

FIG. 2 is a second frontal perspective view of the reversible case for a mobile communications device presented in grayscale coloration and showing the cradle-covering portion in a second open position to show second coloration of a second side of the cradle-covering portion.

FIG. 3 is a first lateral edge view of the reversible case for a mobile communications device presented in black and white lines and showing the cradle-covering portion in the second open position in solid lines and the cradle-covering portion in a series of intermediary open positions between the second open position and the first open position in broken lines.

FIG. 4 is a third frontal perspective view of the reversible case for a mobile communications device presented in black and white lines and showing the cradle-covering portion in the second open position in solid lines and the cradle-covering portion in a series of intermediary open positions between the second open position and the first open position in broken lines.

FIG. 5 is a first rear perspective view of the reversible case for a mobile communications device presented in grayscale coloration and showing a cradle-covering portion in the first open position to show second coloration of the second side of the cradle-covering portion.

FIG. 6 is a second rear perspective view of the reversible case for a mobile communications device presented in grayscale coloration and showing the cradle-covering portion in a second open position to show first coloration of the first side of the cradle-covering portion.

FIG. 7 is a first frontal plan view of the reversible case for a mobile communications device presented in grayscale coloration and showing the cradle-covering portion in the first open position to show first coloration of the first side of the cradle-covering portion.

FIG. 8 is a first rear plan view of the reversible case for a mobile communications device presented in grayscale coloration and showing the cradle-covering portion in the first open position to show second coloration of the second side of the cradle-covering portion.

FIG. 9 is a second rear plan view of the reversible case for a mobile communications device presented in grayscale coloration and showing the cradle-covering portion in the second open position to show first coloration of the first side of the cradle-covering portion.

FIG. 10 is a second frontal plan view of the reversible case for a mobile communications device presented in grayscale coloration and showing the cradle-covering portion in the second open position to show second coloration of the second side of the cradle-covering portion.

FIG. 11 is a first lateral edge view of the reversible case for a mobile communications device presented in grayscale coloration and showing the cradle-covering portion in the first open position.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view as sectioned from FIG. 10 to show in greater clarity the first coloration of the first side of the cradle-covering portion opposite the second coloration of the second side of the cradle-covering portion.

FIG. 13 is a first top plan view of the reversible case for a mobile communications device presented in grayscale coloration and showing the cradle-covering portion in a first closed position to show first coloration of the first side of the cradle-covering portion.

FIG. 14 is a first bottom plan view of the reversible case for a mobile communications device presented in grayscale coloration and showing the cradle-covering portion in the first closed position to show first coloration of the first side of the cradle-covering portion.

FIG. 15 is a first bottom perspective view of the reversible case for a mobile communications device presented in grayscale coloration and showing the cradle-covering portion in the first closed position to show first coloration of the first side of the cradle-covering portion.

FIG. 16 is a first top perspective view of the reversible case for a mobile communications device presented in grayscale coloration and showing the cradle-covering portion in the first closed position to show first coloration of the first side of the cradle-covering portion.

FIG. 17 is a first end view of the reversible case for a mobile communications device presented in grayscale coloration and showing the cradle-covering portion in the first closed position.

FIG. 18 is a rear edge view of the reversible case for a mobile communications device presented in grayscale coloration and showing the cradle-covering portion in the first closed position.

FIG. 19 is a front edge view of the reversible case for a mobile communications device presented in grayscale coloration and showing the cradle-covering portion in the first closed position.

FIG. 20 is a second end view opposite the first end view of the reversible case for a mobile communications device presented in grayscale coloration and showing the cradle-covering portion in the first closed position.

FIG. 21 is a frontal perspective view of the reversible case for a mobile communications device presented in grayscale coloration and showing the cradle-covering portion in a first condition of use.

FIG. 22 is a frontal elevational view of the reversible case for a mobile communications device presented in grayscale coloration and showing the cradle-covering portion in the first condition of use.

FIG. 23 is a lateral edge view of the reversible case for a mobile communications device presented in grayscale coloration and showing the cradle-covering portion in a condition of use.

FIG. 24 is a rear perspective view of the reversible case for a mobile communications device presented in grayscale coloration and showing the cradle-covering portion in the first condition of use.

›FIG. 25 is a first rear elevational view…

FIG. 25 is a first rear elevational view of the reversible case for a mobile communications device presented in grayscale coloration and showing the cradle-covering portion in the first condition of use.

FIG. 26 is a top plan view of the reversible case for a mobile communications device presented in grayscale coloration and showing the cradle-covering portion in the first condition of use; and,

FIG. 27 is a bottom plan view of the reversible case for a mobile communications device presented in grayscale coloration and showing the cradle-covering portion in the first condition of use.

The broken lines are included for the purpose of illustrating intermediary positions of the cradle-covering portion of the reversible case for a mobile communications device and form no part of the claimed design. The part of the photograph shown in a coarse dot pattern, along with the broken-line perimeter illustrates portions that forms no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/440

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