Earphones case
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The dashed broken lines in the figures show features of the earphones case that form no part of the claimed design.
The dot-dash broken lines illustrate bounds of claimed surfaces in the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for an earphones case, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 18, 2020
Date of Patent: Nov 28, 2023
Assignee: Sonos, Inc. (Santa Barbara, CA)
Inventors: Alexia Delhoume (Boston, MA), Casper Asmussen (Malmö), Victor Johansson (Malmö)
Primary Examiner: Kevin K Rudzinski
Assistant Examiner: Amber J Rabie
Application Number: 29/751,242