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Headphones

Granted 5 Sep 2017 · no office action yet

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Achille Biteau, Christina J. Smiechowski, Christopher Kuh, Eric Treski +1 · Examiner: Paula Greene · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/557,250
filed 7 Mar 2016
Publication
Not published
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US D796474
granted 5 Sep 2017

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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 headphones showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom front perspective view of thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines in the figures show portions of the headphone that form no part of the claimed design.

The shade lines in the figures show contour and not surface ornamentation.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/205

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Examiner
Paula Greene
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›Other offices — 11 members
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