Case

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of a case, showing the case in an open position, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a right side view thereof.

The Figures are illustrated to show color contrast. The concave portion of the case and opposing side when the case is in an open position is light gray. The outer edge of the concave portion of the case and the rear surfaces are a darker gray.

Claims

The ornamental design for a case, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D696669
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 8, 2012
Date of Patent: Dec 31, 2013
Assignee: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Inventors: Jody Akana (San Francisco, CA), Bartley K. Andre (Palo Alto, CA), Jeremy Bataillou (San Francisco, CA), Daniel J. Coster (San Francisco, CA), Daniele De Iuliis (San Francisco, CA), M. Evans Hankey (San Francisco, CA), Julian Hoenig (San Francisco, CA), Richard P. Howarth (San Francisco, CA), Jonathan P. Ive (San Francisco, CA), Duncan Robert Kerr (San Francisco, CA), Shin Nishibori (Kailua, HI), Matthew Dean Rohrbach (San Francisco, CA), Peter Russell-Clarke (San Francisco, CA), Christopher J. Stringer (Woodside, CA), Eugene Antony Whang (San Francisco, CA), Rico Zörkendörfer (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: Cynthia Underwood
Application Number: 29/415,148
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Cover (D14/440)