Earbud cap

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Description

The patent or application file contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copies of this patent or patent application publication with color drawing(s) will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an earbud cap according to a first embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front perspective view of an earbud cap according to a second embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 10 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a front perspective view of an earbud cap according to a third embodiment of our new design, in which color is applied to the same shape and features shown in the line drawings corresponding to the first embodiment;

FIG. 18 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a front perspective view of an earbud cap according to a fourth embodiment of our new design, in which color is applied to the same shape and features shown in the line drawings corresponding to the first embodiment;

FIG. 26 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 28 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 29 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 30 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 31 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 32 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 33 is a front perspective view of an earbud cap according to a fifth embodiment of our new design, in which color is applied to the same shape and features shown in the line drawings corresponding to the first embodiment;

FIG. 34 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 35 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 36 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 37 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 38 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 39 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 40 is a rear view thereof.

The broken lines show portions of the earbud cap that form no part of the claimed design. The shade lines indicate the character and contour of the surfaces represented, not to be confused with surface ornamentation.

Claims

The ornamental design for an earbud cap, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1025020
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 4, 2022
Date of Patent: Apr 30, 2024
Assignee: GOOGLE LLC (Mountain View, CA)
Inventors: Maj Isabelle Olsson (Sunnyvale, CA), Luke David Mastrangelo (San Mateo, CA), Dustin Lee (San Francisco, CA), Gina Reimann (Los Gatos, CA), Fred Simon (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: Jack Reickel
Assistant Examiner: Russell Carnell Smith, Jr.
Application Number: 29/829,439
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Headphone (D14/223)