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Cover for electronic communications device

Granted 11 Sep 2018 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Samsung Electronics

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Inventors: Ye Ran Ji, Jun Ho Jin, Yoon Young Kim · Examiner: Carla J Wright · AU 2917 · TC 2900

Application
29/522,168
filed 27 Mar 2015
Publication
Not published
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US D828345
granted 11 Sep 2018

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top left front perspective…

FIG. 1 is a top left front perspective view of a cover for electronic communications device showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left-side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right-side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top cross-sectional view thereof, taken along line 8 - 8 of FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged detail view of the upper encircled region in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged detail view of the lower encircled region in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged detail view of the encircled region in FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 12 is an enlarged detail view of the encircled region in FIG. 4 ; and,

FIG. 13 is an enlarged detail view of the encircled region in FIG. 8 .

The dashed broken lines in the drawing figures illustrate portions of the cover for electronic communications device that form no part of the claimed design.

The dot-dash broken lines in the drawing figures represent the bounds of the claimed design.

The dot-dot-dash broken line circles in FIGS. 1, 2, 4, 8, and 9-13 encircle regions of the cover for electronic communications device that are part of the claimed design and are shown on an enlarged scale in FIGS. 9-13 .

The broken lines in the drawing figures form no part of the claimed design.

The line marked 8 - 8 in FIG. 2 indicates the plane upon which the cross-sectional view in FIG. 8 is taken and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/250

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Examiner
Carla J Wright
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Worldwide family

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USthis patentUS-D828345-SS111 Sep 201827 Mar 2015grantedCover for electronic communications device
JPJP-1549954-SS23 May 201622 Jun 2015grantedno title held
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APAP-00803-S1S130 Mar 201622 Jun 2015publishedCover for portable terminal

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