Earbud stabilizer

- Hello Direct, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an earbud stabilizer;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the earbud stabilizer;

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the earbud stabilizer;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the earbud stabilizer;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the earbud stabilizer;

FIG. 6 is a back side view of the earbud stabilizer;

FIG. 7 is a front side veiw of the earbud stabilizer;

FIG. 8 is a right side view of the earbud stabilizer with the ear hook in an extended position; and,

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an earbud stabilizer coupled to a conventional ear bud shown in broken lines. The conventional ear bud shown is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D209291 November 1967 Geib
D326654 June 2, 1992 Brown
D348067 June 21, 1994 Lucey et al.
2535258 December 1950 Bland
3354471 November 1967 Longo
4972492 November 20, 1990 Tanaka et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
332199 February 1991 JPX
4225698 August 1992 JPX
Patent History
Patent number: D391576
Type: Grant
Filed: May 16, 1997
Date of Patent: Mar 3, 1998
Assignee: Hello Direct, Inc. (San Jose, CA)
Inventors: James Mullin (Pleasanton, CA), Kenneth Olson (Los Gatos, CA), Peter Otto Schmidt (Campbell, CA)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: Nanda Bondade
Law Firm: Haverstock & Associates
Application Number: 0/70,809
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Headphone (D14/223); Support (e.g., Mounting Panel, Basket, Frame, Etc.) (D14/224)
International Classification: 1401;