Ear bud

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D825533
  • Patent Number
    D825,533
  • Date Filed
    Friday, September 30, 2016
    8 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, August 14, 2018
    6 years ago
  • US Classifications
    Field of Search
    • US
    • D14 223
    • D14 205
    • 181 129000
    • 181 130000
    • 181 135000
    • 379 430000
    • 379 431000
    • 381 380000
    • 381 381000
    • 455 090300
    • 455 575100
    • 455 569100
    • 128 864000
    • 128 866000
    • 128 867000
    • CPC
    • H04R1/10
    • H04R25/00
    • H04R1/1016
    • H04R1/105
  • International Classifications
    • 1401
    • Term of Grant
      15Years
Abstract
Description


FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a first ear bud of a headset.



FIG. 2 is a front view of the first ear bud of FIG. 1.



FIG. 3 is a side view of the first ear bud of FIG. 1.



FIG. 4 is an opposite side view of the first ear bud of FIG. 1.



FIG. 5 is a back view of the first ear bud of FIG. 1.



FIG. 6 is a top view of the first ear bud of FIG. 1.



FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the first ear bud of FIG. 1.



FIG. 8 is an off-angle view of the first ear bud of FIG. 1.



FIG. 9 is another off-angle view of the first ear bud of FIG. 1.



FIG. 10 is an isometric view of a second ear bud of the headset.



FIG. 11 is a front view of the second ear bud of FIG. 10.



FIG. 12 is a side view of the second ear bud of FIG. 10.



FIG. 13 is an opposite side view of the second ear bud of FIG. 10.



FIG. 14 is a back view of the second ear bud of FIG. 10.



FIG. 15 is a top view of the second ear bud of FIG. 10.



FIG. 16 is a bottom view of the second ear bud of FIG. 10.



FIG. 17 is an off-angle view of the second ear bud of FIG. 10.



FIG. 18 is another off-angle view of the second ear bud of FIG. 10.



FIG. 19 is an exploded view of the first ear bud of FIG. 1 that features a gel cap (the annular-shaped piece), a wing (the pentagonal-shaped piece), and a bud; the gel cap and the wing are configured to be removable from the bud and the first ear bud, and the second ear bud are each configured to be placed at least partially inside a person's ear.



FIG. 20 is another exploded view of the first ear bud of FIG. 1.



FIG. 21 depicts an isometric view of the first ear bud of FIG. 1 with the gel cap removed; the cylindrical post that the gel cap normally mounts to is shorter in the following views than as depicted in FIGS. 19 and 20.



FIG. 22 depicts a front view of the first ear bud of FIG. 21.



FIG. 23 is a side view of the first ear bud of FIG. 21.



FIG. 24 is an opposite side view of the first ear bud of FIG. 21.



FIG. 25 is a back view of the first ear bud of FIG. 21.



FIG. 26 is a top view of the first ear bud of FIG. 21.



FIG. 27 is a bottom view of the first ear bud of FIG. 21.



FIG. 28 is an off-angle view of the first ear bud of FIG. 21.



FIG. 29 is another off-angle view of the first ear bud of FIG. 21.



FIG. 30 is an isometric view of the second ear bud of FIG. 10 with the gel cap removed.



FIG. 31 is a front view of the second ear bud of FIG. 30.



FIG. 32 is a side view of the second ear bud of FIG. 30.



FIG. 33 is an opposite side view of the second ear bud of FIG. 30.



FIG. 34 is a back view of the second ear bud of FIG. 30.



FIG. 35 is a top view of the second ear bud of FIG. 30.



FIG. 36 is a bottom view of the second ear bud of FIG. 30.



FIG. 37 is an off-angle view of the second ear bud of FIG. 30; and,



FIG. 38 is another off-angle view of the second ear bud of FIG. 30.


Each of the ear bud in the accompanying figures, i.e., a first ear bud and a second ear bud, may be a part of a headset that may be placed, i.e., worn, in a person's ear.


Stipple shading is used in the accompanying Figures to convey surface contouring and not texture. The broken lines shown in the drawings illustrate portions of the ear bud that form no part of the claimed design; in such unclaimed portions the shading has also been removed.


Claims
  • The ornamental design for ear bud, as shown and described.
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Continuations (1)
Number Date Country
Parent 29579651 Sep 2016 US
Child 29579652 US