Combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset;

FIG. 2 is a bottom-side perspective view of the combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a left-side view of the combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a right-side view of the combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a top-side view of the combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a bottom-side view of the combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is an open, rear perspective view of the combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a front perspective view of a combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset;

FIG. 11 is a bottom-side perspective of the combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a front view of the combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 13 is a rear view of the combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 14 is a left-side view of the combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 15 is a right-side view of the combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 16 is a top-side view of the combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 17 is a bottom-side view of the combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset shown in FIG. 10; and,

FIG. 18 is an open, rear perspective view of the combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset shown in FIG. 10.

Any broken lines in the drawing are for purposes of illustrating portions of the integrated smartphone package and virtual reality headset and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset, as shown and described herein.

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Patent History
Patent number: D853231
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 24, 2016
Date of Patent: Jul 9, 2019
Assignee: GOOGLE LLC (Mountain View, CA)
Inventors: Antonio Bernardo Monteiro Costa (San Francisco, CA), Erik Hubert Dolly Goossens (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: Rhea Shields
Application Number: 29/555,740
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/420