Earcup for a headset

- Red Tail Hawk Corporation
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Description

This invention was made with Government support under SBIR contract N68335- 09-C-0003, awarded by the US Navy. The government has certain rights in the invention.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the earcup of the present invention. The approximately oval center area in FIG. 1 is a solid surface.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the earcup.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the earcup, showing the opposite side from FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a top view of the earcup.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the earcup, showing the side facing away from a wearer's head when the earcup is worn as part of a headset. The approximately oval center area in FIG. 5 is a solid surface.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the earcup. The broken lines form no part of the claimed design; and,

FIG. 7 is a side view of the earcup, showing the side facing toward a wearer's head when the earcup is worn as part of a headset. The approximately oval center area in FIG. 7 is a hole into the interior of the earcup.

Claims

The ornamental design for an earcup for a headset, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
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Patent History
Patent number: D655273
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 21, 2011
Date of Patent: Mar 6, 2012
Assignee: Red Tail Hawk Corporation (Ithaca, NY)
Inventors: John W. Parkins (Ithaca, NY), David Parkins (Groton, NY), David L. Fergot (Syracuse, NY), Douglas M. Russell (Syracuse, NY)
Primary Examiner: Paula Greene
Attorney: Brown & Michaels, PC
Application Number: 29/383,762
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Headphone Or Headset (D14/205)