Earphone

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D599785
  • Patent Number
    D599,785
  • Date Filed
    Thursday, October 25, 2007
    18 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, September 8, 2009
    16 years ago
  • US Classifications
    Field of Search
    • US
    • D14 205
    • D14 206
    • D14 223
    • 181 129-130
    • 381 380000
    • 381 381000
    • 381 378000
    • 381 379000
    • 381 374000
    • 381 376000
    • 381 377000
    • 455 351000
    • 455 575100
    • 455 575200
    • 379 433110
    • 379 430000
    • 379 433010
    • 379 433030
    • 379 433040
  • International Classifications
    • 1401
    • Term of Grant
      14Years
      Disclaimer
      This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Abstract
Description


FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a first embodiment of an earphone showing our new design, in which heavy stippled surface shading applied to a portion of an upper earpiece indicates dark color contrast and light stippled surface shading applied to a portion of a lower earpiece indicates light color contrast, respectively;



FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 1;



FIG. 3 is an inverted left side view of the embodiment of FIG. 1;



FIG. 4 is a right side view of the embodiment of FIG. 1;



FIG. 5 is a back side view of the embodiment of FIG. 1, rotated in a counterclockwise direction by 90 degrees;



FIG. 6 is a front side view of the embodiment of FIG. 1, rotated in a clockwise direction by 90 degrees;



FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 1, as seen from the top, front and left sides;



FIG. 8 is a another perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 1, as seen from the top, back and left sides;



FIG. 9 is a another perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 1, as seen from the bottom, back and right sides;



FIG. 10 is a another perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 1, as seen from the bottom, front and left sides;



FIG. 11 is a magnified top view of the embodiment of FIG. 1;



FIG. 12 is a magnified bottom view of the embodiment of FIG. 1;



FIG. 13 is a magnified, inverted left side view of the embodiment of FIG. 1;



FIG. 14 is a magnified right side view of the embodiment of FIG. 1;



FIG. 15 is a magnified back side view of the embodiment of FIG. 1;



FIG. 16 is a magnified front side view of the embodiment of FIG. 1;



FIG. 17 is a magnified perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 1, as seen from the top, front and right sides, where the additional shading indicates the inset features in each earpiece;



FIG. 18 is a magnified perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 1, as seen from the top, rear and right sides;



FIG. 19 is a magnified perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 1, as seen from the bottom, rear and right sides;



FIG. 20 is a magnified perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 1, as seen from the bottom, front and right sides;



FIG. 21 is a magnified top view of a second embodiment of an earphone showing our new design, the only difference being the flat upper portion of the earpiece, the left earpiece, having light stippled surface shading to indicate light color contrast, is drawn separately for purposes of illustration;



FIG. 22 is a magnified bottom view of the embodiment of FIG. 21;



FIG. 23 is a magnified, inverted left side view of the embodiment of FIG. 21;



FIG. 24 is a right side view of the embodiment of FIG. 21;



FIG. 25 is a magnified back side view of the embodiment of FIG. 21, rotated in a counterclockwise direction by 90 degrees;



FIG. 26 is a magnified front side view of the embodiment of FIG. 21, rotated in a clockwise direction by 90 degrees;



FIG. 27 is a magnified perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 21, as seen from the top, front and right sides, with inset features as shown in the embodiment of FIG. 17;



FIG. 28 is a magnified perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 21, as seen from the top, rear and left sides;



FIG. 29 is a magnified perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 21 as seen from the bottom, rear and left sides;



FIG. 30 is a magnified perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 21, as seen from the bottom, front and left sides;



FIG. 31 is a magnified top view of a third embodiment of an earphone showing our new design, the left earpiece, having light stippled surface shading to indicate light color contrast, is drawn separately for purposes of illustration;



FIG. 32 is a magnified bottom view of the embodiment of FIG. 31;



FIG. 33 is a magnified left side view of the embodiment of FIG. 31;



FIG. 34 is a magnified right side view of the embodiment of FIG. 31;



FIG. 35 is a magnified back side view of the embodiment of FIG. 31, rotated in a counterclockwise direction by 90 degrees;



FIG. 36 is a magnified front side view of the embodiment of FIG. 31, rotated in a clockwise direction by 90 degrees;



FIG. 37 is a magnified perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 31, as seen from the top, front and right sides, with inset features as shown in the embodiment of FIG. 17;



FIG. 38 is a magnified perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 31, as seen from the top, rear and left sides;



FIG. 39 is a magnified perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 31, as seen from the bottom, rear and left sides; and,



FIG. 40 is a magnified perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 31, as seen from the bottom, front and right sides.


In each of FIGS. 1 through 10, the broken lines illustrating other portions of the earphone are for illustrative purposes only, and form no part of the claimed design.


Claims
  • The ornamental design for an earphone, as shown and described.
Priority Claims (4)
Number Date Country Kind
2007-014228 May 2007 JP national
2007-014239 May 2007 JP national
2007-014240 May 2007 JP national
2007-014241 May 2007 JP national
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