Communications headset

- Plantronics, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front-left perspective view of a communications headset showing a first embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a back-right perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right-side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front-left perspective view of a communications headset showing a second embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 10 is a back-right perspective view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a right-side view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 16 is a bottom view thereof.

The dot-dot broken lines depict portions of the communications headset that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a communications headset, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D986216
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 22, 2021
Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
Assignee: Plantronics, Inc. (Santa Cruz, CA)
Inventors: John A. Kelley (Santa Cruz, CA), Nicholas W. Paterson (Aptos, CA)
Primary Examiner: Paula Allen Greene
Application Number: 29/775,251