Earbud

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front and right side perspective view of a first embodiment of an earbud showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear and left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a detailed view of the area identified in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a front and right side perspective view of a second embodiment of an earbud showing our new design;

FIG. 11 is a rear and left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a detailed view of the area identified in FIG. 17;

FIG. 19 is a front and right side perspective view of a third embodiment of a pair of earbuds which are part of a set showing our new design;

FIG. 20 is a rear and left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 26 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a detailed view of the areas identified in FIG. 26;

FIG. 28 is a front and right side perspective view of a fourth embodiment of an earbud showing our new design;

FIG. 29 is a rear and left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 30 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 31 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 32 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 33 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 34 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 35 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 36 is a detailed view of the area identified in FIG. 35;

FIG. 37 is a front and right side perspective view of a fifth embodiment of an earbud showing our new design;

FIG. 38 is a rear and left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 39 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 40 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 41 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 42 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 43 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 44 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 45 is a detailed view of the area identified in FIG. 44;

FIG. 46 is a front and right side perspective view of a sixth embodiment of a pair of earbuds which are part of a set showing our new design;

FIG. 47 is a rear and left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 48 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 49 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 50 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 51 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 52 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 53 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 54 is a detailed view of the areas identified in FIG. 53.

The evenly-spaced broken lines shown in the drawings illustrate portions of the earbud that form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot-dash broken lines shown in the drawings illustrate the boundary of the claimed design and forms no part thereof.

The designs illustrated in the fourth, fifth, and sixth embodiments are illustrated, in part, with a shaded surface to illustrate a contrast in appearance to the illustrated end cap. The shaded surface does not claim any particular color.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D986858
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 19, 2021
Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
Assignee: GOOGLE LLC (Mountain View, CA)
Inventors: Gina Reimann (Los Gatos, CA), Jung Cheng Su (Taipei), Maj Isabelle Olsson (Sunnyvale, CA), Dustin Lee (San Francisco, CA), Jeremy David Baker (San Jose, CA)
Primary Examiner: Katie Jane Stofko
Application Number: 29/779,375
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Headphone (D14/223)