Ear plug

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first implementation of the invention.

FIG. 2 is another perspective view of the implementation shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the implementation shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a back view of the implementation shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a left view of the implementation shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a right view of the implementation shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a top view of the implementation shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the implementation shown in FIG. 1.

The broken lines shown in FIGS. 1-8 illustrate portions of the ear plug that form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot-dash lines shown in FIGS. 2 and 8 illustrate boundary lines.

Claims

The ornamental design for an ear plug, substantially as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D831832
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 26, 2016
Date of Patent: Oct 23, 2018
Inventor: Benjamin S. Rappaport (Short Hills, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Thomas Johannes
Assistant Examiner: Samantha Q. Lawrence
Application Number: 29/556,026
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