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Earpiece

Granted 21 Feb 2017 · no office action yet

Assignee: SUREFIRE, LLC

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Inventors: Diann Y. Smith, Richard C. Smith, Alfredo Soria · Examiner: Paula Greene · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/541,896
filed 8 Oct 2015
Publication
Not published
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US D779461
granted 21 Feb 2017

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front right perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a front right perspective view of an earpiece showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken at line 9 - 9 of FIG. 3 ; and

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken at line 10 - 10 of FIG. 4 .

FIG. 11 is a front right perspective view of an example audio device;

FIG. 12 is a front left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a rear right perspective view thereof; and

FIG. 14 is a rear left perspective view thereof.

FIG. 15 is a front right perspective view of the earpiece with the example audio device attached thereto;

FIG. 16 is a front left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a rear right perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 18 is a rear left perspective view thereof.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/223

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