Earphones

- Apple
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of earphones showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear 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; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

The dashed broken lines in the figures show portions of the earphones that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for earphones, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D919594
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 16, 2019
Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
Assignee: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Inventors: Ryan Ott (North Hollywood, CA), Carlos M. Santana (Granada Hills, CA), William R. Rochowicz (Manhattan Beach, CA), Robert Boyd (Los Angeles, CA), Martin Gschwandtl (San Francisco, CA), Guillaume Raoult (San Francisco, CA), Christopher Kuh (San Francisco, CA), Robert Brunner (Glen Ellen, CA)
Primary Examiner: Paula Allen Greene
Application Number: 29/717,267
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Headphone Or Headset (D14/205); Headphone (D14/223)