Earplug

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D445894
  • Patent Number
    D445,894
  • Date Filed
    Monday, November 6, 2000
    23 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, July 31, 2001
    22 years ago
  • US Classifications
    Field of Search
    • US
    • D24 106
    • 181 131
    • 181 129
    • 181 130
    • 181 135
    • 128 864
    • 128 867
    • 128 866
    • 128 865
  • International Classifications
    • 2404
    • Term of Grant
      14Years
Abstract
Description




FIG. 1 is a perspective view, showing the new design for an earplug.




FIG. 2 is a top view thereof.




FIG. 3 is a side view thereof. All other side views look the same as FIG. 3; and,




FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof, sectioned through the earplug at the point where the broken line showing begins.




The broken line showing forms no part of the design. The shading that is shown in the drawings is used only to illustrate contour; it is not indicative of texture, etc.



Claims
  • The ornamental design for an earplug, as shown and described.
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Foreign Referenced Citations (1)
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10314213 Feb 1998 JP
Non-Patent Literature Citations (2)
Entry
U.S. application No. 09/608,911 to Remer et al. filed Jun. 30, 2000, for Articulating Earplug.
U.S. Design application No. 29/132,306 to Remer et al. filed Nov. 6, 2000, for Earplug.