Earring

- Findings Incorporated
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an earring showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof.

The broken lines in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 are for purposes of illustration only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an earring, as shown.

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Patent History
Patent number: D554020
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 19, 2005
Date of Patent: Oct 30, 2007
Assignee: Findings Incorporated (Keene, NH)
Inventors: Lisa Bruno (New York, NY), Dana Castle (Keene, NH)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Anhdao Doan
Attorney: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Application Number: 29/240,808
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Brooch Or Earring (9) (D11/40)