Earphone
Granted 2 May 2017 · 2 office actions
Current assignee: JVCKenwood USA Corporation · originally JVC Kenwood Holdings Inc.
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Inventors: Ayaka Naitou, Masaya Mihara · Examiner: Paula Greene · AU 2912 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…
FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of earphone showing our new design, the unclaimed cord in broken lines is drawn broken away for indeterminate length;
FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 8 is another front perspective view thereof, showing one earphone body combined with the other earphone body;
FIG. 9 is another front view thereof, showing one earphone body combined with the other earphone body;
FIG. 10 is another rear view thereof, showing one earphone body combined with the other earphone body;
FIG. 11 is another top plan view thereof, showing one earphone body combined with the other earphone body;
FIG. 12 is another bottom plan view thereof, showing one earphone body combined with the other earphone body;
FIG. 13 is another right side view thereof, showing one earphone body combined with the other earphone body;
FIG. 14 is another left side view thereof, showing one earphone body combined with the other earphone body; and,
FIG. 15 is a reference view thereof, showing a state that a woman puts the combined earphones around her neck.
The broken lines in all the drawings depict environment that forms no part of the claimed design.
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USthis patent | US-D785592-S | S1 | 2 May 2017 | 17 Sep 2015 | granted | Earphone |
| JP | JP-1544500-S | S | 29 Feb 2016 | 17 Jun 2015 | granted | no title held |
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