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Pair of earphones

Granted 24 Sep 2019 · no office action yet

Application
29/616,871
filed 9 Sep 2017
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Not published
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US D860972
granted 24 Sep 2019

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top isometric view of…

FIG. 1 is a top isometric view of the left earphone of a pair of earphones, shown in a closed configuration and shown separately from the right earphone to show aspects of the design that are not visible when combined.

FIG. 2 is a bottom isometric view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof in an open configuration.

FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view thereof in the closed configuration.

FIG. 8 is a right side elevational view thereof in the open configuration.

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof in the closed configuration.

FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof in the open configuration.

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view thereof in the closed configuration.

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view thereof in the open configuration. The claimed design includes the right earphone, not shown, which is a mirror image of the left earphone shown in FIGS. 1 through 12 .

FIG. 13 is a top isometric view of the pair of earphones, including the earphone for the left ear shown in FIGS. 1 through 12 and the mirror image earphone for the right ear.

FIG. 14 is a bottom isometric view thereof; and,

FIG. 15 is a top plan view thereof.

Stippling and tangency lines in the drawings represent the three-dimensional contours of the design, and are not intended to indicate surface decoration. The broken lines shown in the drawings depict portions of the pair of earphones that form no part of the claimed design.

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