Case for a smartphone

- Otter Products, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front isometric view of a case for a smartphone;

FIG. 2 is a rear isometric view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

The dot-dash broken line in FIGS. 1 and 3 represents a boundary of the claimed design. The dash-dash broken lines throughout the drawing figures depict portions of the case for smartphone that form no part of the claimed design. The broken lines, unshaded regions bounded by broken lines, and the interior of the case, shown as an unshaded central region in FIGS. 1 and 3, 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: D905672
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 31, 2017
Date of Patent: Dec 22, 2020
Assignee: Otter Products, LLC (Fort Collins, CO)
Inventors: John P. Fitzgerald (Fort Collins, CO), Gareth F. Watt (San Diego, CA), Zachary W. Zupancic (Oceanside, CA), Aaron M. Lipner (San Diego, CA)
Primary Examiner: Carla J Wright
Application Number: 29/624,266
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Cover For Base Or Handset (D14/250)