Communications headset

- Plantronics, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front-left perspective view of a communications headset showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a back-right perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

The ear cushion, holes, buttons, port, part of headband drawn in broken lines are for the purpose of illustrating portions of the communications headset that form no part of the claimed design.

The thin, black lines shown in long dashes with intermittent breaks are shading and/or tangent lines to show contour of the surfaces or curved edges of a communications headset, and do not actually appear on the surface of the device.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D971877
Type: Grant
Filed: May 27, 2022
Date of Patent: Dec 6, 2022
Assignee: Plantronics, Inc. (Santa Cruz, CA)
Inventor: Joseph W. Yang (San Jose, CA)
Primary Examiner: Paula Allen Greene
Application Number: 29/840,428