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Pair of earbud tips

Granted 19 Feb 2019 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.

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Inventors: Quintin Morris, James Stocker Webb, David Tao, Mark Shintaro Ando +1 · Examiner: Paula Allen Greene · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/600,487
filed 12 Apr 2017
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US D840979
granted 19 Feb 2019
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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front isometric view of…

FIG. 1 is a front isometric view of a left one of a pair of earbud tips showing the new design.

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation 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 front isometric view of a right one of a pair of earbud tips showing the new design.

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view thereof.

FIG. 10 is a rear elevation view thereof.

FIG. 11 is a left side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 12 is a right side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view thereof.

All broken lines in the Figures are directed to environment and are for illustrative purposes only; the broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/223

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