Charging case

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Description

This application is related to U.S. application Ser. No. 29/730,537, entitled Earbud Charging Case, which is concurrently filed herewith, and the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. This application is also related to U.S. application Ser. No. 29/709,173, entitled Wireless Earbud, and U.S. application Ser. No. 29/709,177, entitled Charging Case, both filed on Oct. 11, 2019, the disclosures all of which are incorporated herein by reference.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the charging case according to our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines shown in the drawings illustrate portions of the charging case that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a charging case, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D983740
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 21, 2021
Date of Patent: Apr 18, 2023
Assignee: GOOGLE LLC (Mountain View, CA)
Inventors: Gina Reimann (Los Gatos, CA), Luke David Mastrangelo (San Mateo, CA), Maj Isabelle Olsson (Sunnyvale, CA), Idil Girard (Santa Clara, CA), Peter Michael Cazalet (Los Gatos, CA), Benjamin Caleb Carroll (San Francisco, CA), Shameem Hameed (San Jose, CA), Sandeep Singh Waraich (Mountain View, CA)
Primary Examiner: Kendra Leslie Hamilton
Assistant Examiner: Amanda Christensen
Application Number: 29/820,308
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Cordless Appliance Type (D13/108); D3/294