Earplug

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Description

FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of an earplug in accordance with my new design, showing a fingertip insertion area with stem support splines of an earplug shell in context with an insertion stem;

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevation view thereof, all other side views displaying the same image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear perspective view of only the earplug shell portion of FIG. 1, shown without a stem;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevation view of the earplug shell portion of FIG. 6; and,

FIG. 8 is a median cross-sectional side view of the earplug shell portion of FIG. 7 taken at the location and direction shown in FIG. 7.

The broken lines shown in the drawings are only provided to illustrate the environment, context, and/or boundary of the design, and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an earplug, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D654163
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 9, 2010
Date of Patent: Feb 14, 2012
Assignee: Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ)
Inventor: Jim Tiemens (Laguna Niguel, CA)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Charles Hanson
Attorney: Conley Rose, P.C.
Application Number: 29/380,678
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Ear Plug Or Nose Clip (D24/106)