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In-ear headphone

Granted 26 Jul 2011 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Apple Inc. · originally Monster Products, Inc.

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Inventors: Dan Hua, Noel Lee · Examiner: Paula Greene · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/365,972
filed 16 Jul 2010
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US D642163
granted 26 Jul 2011

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an in-ear headphone, in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof ;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an opposing side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of an in-ear headphone, in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 12 is an opposing side view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a rear view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a front view thereof.

The broken lines showing the environment in the Figures are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/223

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TWTW-D150995-SS21 Dec 201214 Jan 2011publishedIn-ear headphone

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