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Lanyard

Granted 3 Mar 2015 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Duncan Robert Kerr, Daniele De Iuliis, Matthew Dean Rohrbach, M. Evans Hankey +13 · Examiner: Garth Rademaker · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/453,543
filed 30 Apr 2013
Publication
Not published
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US D723264
granted 3 Mar 2015

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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 a lanyard showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof, the bottom view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an opposite side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 1 shown separately for convenience of illustration.

The Figures are illustrated to show contrast. The inner darker shaded portions of the lanyard are one appearance, and the outer lighter shaded portions of the lanyard are a different appearance.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
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Classifications

2 codes
USPC · US Patent Classification
D03/218D11/3

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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D680895-SS130 Apr 20138 Sep 2012grantedLanyard
USthis patentUS-D723264-SS13 Mar 201530 Apr 2013grantedLanyard
USUS-D779814-SS128 Feb 201727 Feb 2015grantedLanyard
USUS-D880148-SS17 Apr 202024 Feb 2017grantedLanyard
USUS-D909052-SS12 Feb 20216 Apr 2020grantedLanyard
›Other offices — 12 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-348068-SS16 Apr 201320 Feb 2013publishedLanyard
AUAU-348069-SS16 Apr 201320 Feb 2013publishedLanyard
AUAU-348070-SS16 Apr 201320 Feb 2013publishedLanyard
AUAU-348071-SS16 Apr 201320 Feb 2013publishedLanyard
BRBR-302013000808-S1S13 Jun 201426 Feb 2013publishedConfiguração aplicada em cordão.pt
CACA-150051-SS28 Nov 20135 Mar 2013grantedLanyard
CACA-150052-SS28 Nov 20135 Mar 2013grantedLanyard
CACA-150053-SS28 Nov 20135 Mar 2013grantedLanyard
TWTW-D157778-SS11 Dec 201322 Feb 2013publishedLanyard
TWTW-D159791-SS11 Apr 201422 Feb 2013publishedLanyard
TWTW-D159792-SS11 Apr 201422 Feb 2013publishedA portion of a lanyard
TWTW-D159793-SS11 Apr 201422 Feb 2013publishedA portion of a lanyard

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