USPatent applicationPatented

Speaker unit

Granted 25 Nov 2008 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Bartley K. Andre, Matthew Dean Rohrbach +10 · Examiner: Nanda Bondade · AU 2912 · TC 2900

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29/296,851
filed 30 Oct 2007
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Patent
US D581399
granted 25 Nov 2008

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Description

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›This application is also related to U.S. Design…

This application is also related to U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/237,084, filed Aug. 24, 2005 and entitled “Docking Station” now U.S. Pat. No. 558,738.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a speaker unit in accordance with the present design.

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view for the speaker unit.

FIG. 3 is a front view for the speaker unit.

FIG. 4 is a rear view for the speaker unit.

FIG. 5 is a top view for the speaker unit.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view for the speaker unit.

FIG. 7 is a right side view for the speaker unit.

FIG. 8 is a left side view for the speaker unit.

FIG. 9 is a front view for the speaker unit with the speaker cover removed.

FIG. 10 is a rear view for the speaker cover of the speaker unit.

FIG. 11 is a front view of a second embodiment of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 12 is a front view with the speaker cover removed of a third embodiment of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 13 is a front perspective view of a fourth embodiment of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 14 is a rear perspective view of FIG. 13 ; and,

FIG. 15 is a top view of FIG. 13 .

The broken lines in the Figures, including the interior of the recesses on the sides of the speaker unit, are included for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure only and form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/214

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Nanda Bondade
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