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Headband for over ear hearing protector

Granted 26 Nov 2024 · no office action yet

Assignee: 3M Company

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Inventors: Tim S. Hjertberg, Robert Karlsson · Examiner: Paula Allen Greene · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/873,929
filed 11 Apr 2023
Publication
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US D1052558
granted 26 Nov 2024

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a headband for over ear hearing protector showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right-side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a back view thereof.

The broken line depict portions of the headband for over ear hearing protector that form no part of the claimed design.

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/205D29/112

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