Earphones

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D845926
  • Patent Number
    D845,926
  • Date Filed
    Friday, June 30, 2017
    7 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, April 16, 2019
    5 years ago
  • US Classifications
    Field of Search
    • US
    • D14 205
    • D14 223
    • D14 218
    • 181 129000
    • 181 130000
    • 181 135000
    • 379 430000
    • 379 431000
    • 381 380000
    • 381 381000
    • 381 370000
    • 381 374000
    • 455 090000
    • 455 003000
    • 455 575100
    • 455 569100
    • D13 154
    • D13 168
    • CPC
    • H04R1/1033
    • H04R1/10
    • H04R25/00
    • H04R1/1016
    • H04R1/1066
    • H04R5/0335
    • H04R5/033
  • International Classifications
    • 1401
    • Term of Grant
      15Years
Abstract
Description


FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of earphones showing the claimed design;



FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;



FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;



FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;



FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;



FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;



FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;



FIG. 8 is a top front perspective view of earphones showing the claimed design;



FIG. 9 is a front view thereof;



FIG. 10 is a rear view thereof;



FIG. 11 is a right side view thereof;



FIG. 12 is a left side view thereof;



FIG. 13 is a top view thereof; and,



FIG. 14 is a bottom view thereof.


The broken lines in the figures show portions of the earphones that form no part of the claimed design.


The closely-adjacent wavy broken lines in FIGS. 8-14 show symbolic breaks in the length of the earphone cable, and form no part of the claimed design. The appearance of any portion or length of the cable between the break lines forms no part of the claimed design.


The embodiment of FIGS. 1-7 differs from the embodiment of FIGS. 8-14 only in the cable length, which is shown in solid lines in FIGS. 1-7.


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