Outer covering for earbud case

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an outer covering for earbud case according to a first embodiment of our design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines shown in the drawings are for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure that forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an outer covering for earbud case, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D944011
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 28, 2019
Date of Patent: Feb 22, 2022
Assignee: Speculative Product Design, LLC (San Mateo, CA)
Inventors: Monica Elizabeth Wright (Falls Church, VA), Bryan Minh Vo (San Francisco, CA), Christopher William Ledesma (Arcadia, CA), Bryan Lee Hynecek (Redwood City, CA), Darrick Del Morral (San Bruno, CA)
Primary Examiner: Jeffrey D Asch
Assistant Examiner: Caitlin A Laverty
Application Number: 29/711,009
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D3/294; D3/273; D3/218