Earphone

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D988296
  • Patent Number
    D988,296
  • Date Filed
    Friday, September 18, 2020
    4 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, June 6, 2023
    a year ago
  • US Classifications
    Field of Search
    • US
    • D14 205
    • D14 207
    • D14 217
    • D14 221
    • D14 225
    • D24 106
    • D24 173
    • D24 174
    • D29 112
    • CPC
    • H04R1/10
    • H04R1/1016
    • H04R1/1066
    • H04R1/105
    • H04R1/1033
    • H04R1/08
    • H04R5/033
    • H04R5/0335
    • H04R25/00
  • International Classifications
    • 1401
    • Term of Grant
      15Years
Abstract
Description


FIG. 1 is a first perspective view of an earphone, according to a first embodiment;



FIG. 2 is a second perspective view thereof;



FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;



FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;



FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;



FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;



FIG. 7 is a front view thereof;



FIG. 8 is a rear view thereof;



FIG. 9 is a first perspective view of an earphone, according to a second embodiment;



FIG. 10 is a second perspective view thereof;



FIG. 11 is a top plan view thereof;



FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view thereof;



FIG. 13 is a right side view thereof;



FIG. 14 is a left side view thereof;



FIG. 15 is a front view thereof;



FIG. 16 is a rear view thereof;



FIG. 17 is a first perspective view of an earphone, according to a third embodiment;



FIG. 18 is a second perspective view thereof;



FIG. 19 is a top plan view thereof;



FIG. 20 is a bottom plan view thereof;



FIG. 21 is a right side view thereof;



FIG. 22 is a left side view thereof;



FIG. 23 is a front view thereof; and,



FIG. 24 is a rear view thereof.


The evenly dashed broken lines in the figures illustrate the portions of the earphone that form no part of the claimed design. The evenly dashed broken lines that are immediately adjacent to the areas included in the claim that define unshaded regions, represent the bounds of the embodiment in which they are shown. The dot-dash broken lines in embodiments 2 and 3 form boundaries to the embodiment in which they are shown. The broken lines form no part of the claimed design.


Claims
  • The ornamental design for an earphone, as shown and described.
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