Pair of earphones

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a right-side earphone showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an opposite side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front perspective view of a left-side earphone showing our new design;

FIG. 10 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 12 is an opposite side view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 17 is an enlarged view of the encircled portion labeled 17 in FIG. 4; and,

FIG. 18 is an enlarged view of the encircled portion labeled 18 in FIG. 12.

The broken lines depicting the remainder of the pair of earphones form no part of the claimed design. The broken lines encircling the portions of the earphone in FIG. 4 and illustrated in the enlarged view of FIG. 17, and the broken lines encircling the portions of the earphone in FIG. 12 and illustrated in the enlarged view of FIG. 18, form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a pair of earphones, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D965566
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 29, 2021
Date of Patent: Oct 4, 2022
Assignee: Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc. (Niles, IL)
Inventors: Jase Ruggles (Niles, IL), Dustin Jonathan Smith (Chicago, IL), John Matthew Miller (Grayslake, IL), Roger Grinnip (Niles, IL), Thomas Andrew Satrom (Chicago, IL)
Primary Examiner: Paula Allen Greene
Application Number: 29/776,267
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Headphone (D14/223)