Case for a smartphone

- Otter Products, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a rear, right, elevated perspective view of a case for a smartphone;

FIG. 2 is a rear, left, elevated perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear, right, lowered perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear, left, lowered perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a left view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a sectional view thereof taken along the line 9-9 in FIG. 5;

FIG. 10 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 12 is a sectional view thereof taken along the line 12-12 in FIG. 5.

The dot-dash broken line represents a boundary of the claimed design. The dash-dash broken lines depict unclaimed subject matter. The broken lines and unshaded surfaces bounded by broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D897329
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 2, 2019
Date of Patent: Sep 29, 2020
Assignee: Otter Products, LLC (Fort Collins, CO)
Inventors: Joshua K. Peterson (Fort Collins, CO), Jamie L. Johnson (Fort Collins, CO), Alyson J. Beck (Fort Collins, CO), Dustin S. Rodriguez (Fort Collins, CO), Ryan J. Cavenagh (Fort Collins, CO)
Primary Examiner: Khawaja Anwar
Assistant Examiner: Mojtaba Tehrani
Application Number: 29/696,872
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Cover For Base Or Handset (D14/250)