Ear phone and ear phone holder

- Apple
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an ear phone and holder showing our new design, the ear phone is shown separately for purposes of illustration;

FIG. 2 is a top view of an ear phone shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of an ear phone shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a right side view of an ear phone shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a left side view of an ear phone shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a front view of an ear phone shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a rear view of an ear phone shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 8A is a front perspective view of the ear phone holder including the base and cover in a open position, the base is shown separately for purposes of illustration;

FIG. 8B is a rear perspective view of the ear phone holder including a base and cover in a closed position in accordance with the present design.

FIG. 8C is a front perspective view of the ear phone holder including a base and cover in a closed position in accordance with the present design.

FIG. 9 is a top view of the base shown in FIGS. 8A-C.

FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the base shown in FIGS. 8A-C.

FIG. 11 is a right side view of the base shown in FIGS. 8A-C shown separately for ease of illustration;

FIG. 12 is a left side view of the base thereof;

FIG. 13 is a rear view of the base thereof;

FIG. 14 is a front view of the base thereof;

FIG. 15 is a top view of the cover shown in FIGS. 8A-C shown separately for purposes of illustration;

FIG. 16 is a bottom view of the cover thereof;

FIG. 17 is a front, rear and side view of the cover shown in FIGS. 8A-C.

FIG. 18 is a front perspective view of the ear phone assembly of FIG. 1 contained within the ear phone of FIGS. 8A-C. The ear phone holder is shown in the closed position; and,

FIG. 19 is a front perspective view of the ear phone assembly of FIG. 1 contained within the ear phone holder of FIGS. 8A-C. The ear phone holder is shown in the open position.

The broken lines in FIGS. 1-5, 7, 18 and 19 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for an ear phone and ear phone holder, substantially as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D506744
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 5, 2004
Date of Patent: Jun 28, 2005
Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Inventors: Bartley K. Andre (Menlo Park, CA), Daniel J. Coster (San Francisco, CA), Daniele De Iuliis (San Francisco, CA), Richard P. Howarth (San Francisco, CA), Jonathan P. Ive (San Francisco, CA), Duncan Robert Kerr (San Francisco, CA), Shin Nishibori (San Francisco, CA), Matthew Dean Rohrbach (San Francisco, CA), Douglas B. Satzger (Menlo Park, CA), Calvin Q. Seid (Palo Alto, CA), Christopher J. Stringer (Portola Valley, CA), Eugene Anthony Whang (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: Paula A. Greene
Attorney: Beyer Weaver & Thomas LLP
Application Number: 29/196,864
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Headphone Or Headset (D14/205)