Separable exoskeleton earphone case

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Description

FIG. 1 is a first frontside perspective view of an embodiment of the separable exoskeleton earphone case comprising an earphone storage portion and a digital media device (DMD) protective portion, showing the earphone storage portion separated from the DMD protective portion, and with a door of the earphone storage portion in a closed position;

FIG. 2 is a second frontside perspective view of the embodiment of the separable exoskeleton earphone case, showing the earphone storage portion separated from the DMD protective portion, and with the door in an open position;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment of the separable exoskeleton earphone case, showing the earphone storage portion separated from the DMD protective portion, and with the door in the closed position;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the embodiment of the separable exoskeleton earphone case, showing the earphone storage portion separated from the DMD protective portion, and with the door in the closed position;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation of the embodiment of the separable exoskeleton earphone case, showing the earphone storage portion separated from the DMD protective portion, and with the door in the closed position;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevation of the embodiment of the separable exoskeleton earphone case, showing the earphone storage portion separated from the DMD protective portion, and with the door in the closed position;

FIG. 7 is a front elevation of the embodiment of the separable exoskeleton earphone case, showing the earphone storage portion separated from the DMD protective portion, and with the door in the closed position;

FIG. 8 is a rear elevation of the embodiment of the separable exoskeleton earphone case, showing the earphone storage portion separated from the DMD protective portion;

FIG. 9 is a backside perspective view of the embodiment of the separable exoskeleton earphone case, showing the earphone storage portion separated from the DMD protective portion;

FIG. 10 is a frontside perspective view of the embodiment of the separable exoskeleton earphone case, showing the earphone storage portion coupled with the DMD protective portion, and with the door in the closed position; and,

FIG. 11 is a frontside perspective view of the embodiment of the separable exoskeleton earphone case, showing the earphone storage portion coupled with the DMD protective portion, and with the door in the open position.

Broken lines indicate optional features of the Separable Combo Case that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D735706
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 11, 2013
Date of Patent: Aug 4, 2015
Inventor: Dean Stevinson (Centennial, CO)
Primary Examiner: Catheri Oliver-Garcia
Application Number: 29/445,396
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Cover For Base Or Handset (D14/250)