Case with earphones

- Apple Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of a case with earphones showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines in the figures show portions of the case with earphones that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a case with earphones as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1086710
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 7, 2024
Date of Patent: Aug 5, 2025
Assignee: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Inventors: Kjell Ferdinand Ekman (Los Angeles, CA), Christina J. Smiechowski (West Hollywood, CA), Duy P Le (Venice, CA), Jeffrey Scott Croyle (San Francisco, CA), Matthew Phillip Casebolt (Fremont, CA), Matthew Vincent Costello (Soquel, CA), Ryan Ott (Los Angeles, CA), Robert Boyd (Los Angeles, CA), James Swasey (Oakland, CA), Guillaume Raoult (San Francisco, CA), Christopher Kuh (San Francisco, CA), Robert Brunner (Glen Ellen, CA)
Primary Examiner: Kevin K Rudzinski
Assistant Examiner: Amber J Rabie
Application Number: 29/966,977
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D3/294