Ear plug

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an ear plug showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof, with all other side elevational views being identical thereto; and,

FIG. 3 is an end elevational view thereof, the opposite end elevational being identical thereto.

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Patent History
Patent number: D366696
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 21, 1994
Date of Patent: Jan 30, 1996
Inventor: Ward B. Krause (Spotsylvania, VA)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: I. Simmons
Law Firm: Banner & Allegretti, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/26,204
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Ear Plug Or Nose Clip (D24/106)