Base unit for a communications device

- Plantronics, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top-front- left perspective view of a base unit for a communications device showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a back-right perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right-side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top-front- left perspective view of a base unit for a communications device showing a second embodiment of my new design;

FIG. 10 is a back-right perspective view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a right-side view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a top-front- left perspective view of a base unit for a communications device showing a third embodiment of my new design;

FIG. 18 is a back-right perspective view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a right-side view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a top-front- left perspective view of a base unit for a communications device showing a fourth embodiment of my new design;

FIG. 26 is a back-right perspective view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 28 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 29 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 30 is a right-side view thereof;

FIG. 31 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 32 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines shown in dot-dot form depict portions of the base unit for a communications device that form no part of the claimed design.

The broken lines shown in dot-dot-dash form in FIGS. 26 and 28 on the back of the headset cradle define the scope or bounds of the claimed portion of the design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a base unit for a communications device, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D900051
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 13, 2018
Date of Patent: Oct 27, 2020
Assignee: Plantronics, Inc. (Santa Cruz, CA)
Inventor: Joseph W Yang (San Jose, CA)
Primary Examiner: Marie D. Fast Horse
Application Number: 29/663,312