Case for an electronic communications device

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front, right-side, and top perspective view of a case for electronic communications device according to a first embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear, left-side, and top 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;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of an encircled portion of FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of another encircled portion of FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a front, right-side, and top perspective view of a case for electronic communications device according to a second embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 12 is a rear, left-side, and top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 19 is an enlarged view of an encircled portion of FIG. 11; and,

FIG. 20 is an enlarged view of another encircled portion of FIG. 11.

The evenly segmented broken lines throughout the drawing figures depict portions of the case for electronic communications device that form no part of the embodiment of the claimed design in which they are shown. The broken line circles consisting of alternating short and long segments in FIGS. 1, 9-11, and 19-20 delineate portions of the respective embodiment of the case for electronic communications device, including claimed subject matter, that are shown on an enlarged scale in FIGS. 9-10 and 19-20. The broken lines consisting of alternating short and long segments in FIGS. 11-14 that delineate the rear of the case represent the bounds of the claimed design in Embodiment 2.

Claims

The ornamental design for a case for electronic communications device, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D949138
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 19, 2020
Date of Patent: Apr 19, 2022
Assignee: Speculative Product Design, LLC (San Mateo, CA)
Inventors: Alan Yu Tung Ng (San Francisco, CA), Darrick Del Moral (San Bruno, CA), Bryan Lee Hynecek (Redwood City, CA)
Primary Examiner: Carla J Wright
Application Number: 29/738,785
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