Clasp

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Description

This application is also related to: (i) U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/237,086, filed Aug. 24, 2005 and entitled “Lanyard”, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference, and (ii) U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/237,287, filed Aug. 24, 2005 and entitled “Electronic Device Holder”, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a clasp in accordance with the present design.

FIG. 2 is a top view for the clasp.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view for the clasp.

FIG. 4 is a front view for the clasp.

FIG. 5 is a rear view for the clasp.

FIG. 6 is a right side view for the clasp.

FIG. 7 is a left side view for the clasp; and,

FIG. 8 is a top perspective view of a pair of clasps used in a lanyard.

The broken lines of the lanyard are included for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a clasp, substantially as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D577990
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 28, 2006
Date of Patent: Oct 7, 2008
Assignee: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Inventors: Bartley K. Andre (Menlo Park, CA), Daniel J. Coster (San Francisco, CA), Daniele De Iuliis (San Francisco, CA), Richard P. Howarth (San Francisco, CA), Jonathan P. Ive (San Francisco, CA), Steve Jobs (Palo Alto, CA), Duncan Robert Kerr (San Francisco, CA), Shin Nishibori (San Francisco, CA), Matthew Dean Rohrbach (San Francisco, CA), Douglas B. Satzger (Menlo Park, CA), Vincent Keane Seid, legal representative (Los Gatos, CA), Christopher J. Stringer (Portola Valley, CA), Eugene Antony Whang (San Francisco, CA), Rico Zorkendorfer (San Francisco, CA), Calvin Q. Seid (Palo Alto, CA)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Assistant Examiner: John Windmuller
Attorney: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Application Number: 29/257,103
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/395; D8/396; Headphone Or Headset (D14/205); Miscellaneous (D14/299)