Set of bands for a watch or smart watch

- Fitbit, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top side isometric view of our new design for a set of bands for a watch or smart watch.

FIG. 2 is a bottom side isometric view of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a front side elevation view of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a back side elevation view of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a right side elevation view of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a top side plan is a view of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom side plan view of FIG. 1.

The features shown in dash-dash lines in the drawing depict portions of the set of bands for a watch or smart watch. The dash dot dash lines define the bounds of the claimed design. The broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a set of bands for a watch or smart watch, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D909226
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 2, 2020
Date of Patent: Feb 2, 2021
Assignee: Fitbit, Inc. (San Francisco, CA)
Inventors: Benjamin Patrick Robert Jean Riot (San Francisco, CA), Cédric Eric Jean-Edouard Bernard (San Francisco, CA), Chadwick John Harber (San Francisco, CA), Brian Dennis Paschke (San Francisco, CA), Derek Jenchia Loh (San Carlos, CA), Eric John Fairbanks (Lafayette, CA), Mark Woolhiser Huang (Burlingame, CA), Henry Michael Lubowe (San Francisco, CA), Edison Tam King Miguel (Newark, CA), Matthew Joseph Kane (Berkeley, CA)
Primary Examiner: George D. Kirschbaum
Assistant Examiner: Joseph J Kukella
Application Number: 29/730,287
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Encircling, I.e., Necklace, Bracelet, Etc. (1) (D11/3)