Audio assembly

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an audio assembly according to a first embodiment of our design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom elevation view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of an audio assembly according to a second embodiment of our design;

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom elevation view thereof.

Broken lines are environmental only and form no part of the claimed design.

The portions shown in a pattern of stipple illustrate areas of contrasting appearance.

Claims

The ornamental design for an audio assembly, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D844586
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 4, 2017
Date of Patent: Apr 2, 2019
Assignee: Google LLC (Mountain View, CA)
Inventors: Kenneth Sweet (San Francisco, CA), Maj Isabelle Olsson (Sunnyvale, CA), Peter Cazalet (Los Gatos, CA), Gina Reimann (Sunnyvale, CA)
Primary Examiner: Paula Allen Greene
Application Number: 29/612,920
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Headphone Or Headset (D14/205)