Earphone

- Shure Incorporated
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Description

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of the earphone design having mirror image right and left earphone earpieces;

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the left earphone earpiece; the right earphone earpiece is a mirror image of the left earpiece;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the left earphone earpiece; the right earphone earpiece is a mirror image of the left earpiece;

FIG. 4 is a rear side view of the left earphone earpiece; the right earphone earpiece is a mirror image of the left earpiece;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the left earphone earpiece; the right earphone earpiece is a mirror image of the left earpiece;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the left earphone earpiece; the right earphone earpiece is a mirror image of the left earpiece; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the left earphone earpiece; the right earphone earpiece is a mirror image of the left earpiece.

The broken lines in FIGS. 1 through 6 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

An ornamental design for an earphone, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D519103
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 9, 2004
Date of Patent: Apr 18, 2006
Assignee: Shure Incorporated (Niles, IL)
Inventors: Gary Lester Sabick (Schaumburg, IL), Gabor Zanoni (Boston, MA), Scott Edward Stropkay (Carlisle, MA), Jed Lowry (Duxbury, MA), John Paul Devlin (Tewksbury, MA)
Primary Examiner: Paula A. Greene
Attorney: Banner & Witcoff Ltd
Application Number: 29/216,762
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Headphone Or Headset (D14/205)