Earphone

- Sonos, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a first perspective view of an earphone, according to a first embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a second perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a first perspective view of an earphone, according to a second embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a second perspective view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a first perspective view of an earphone, according to a third embodiment;

FIG. 18 is a second perspective view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 24 is a rear view thereof.

The evenly dashed broken lines in the figures illustrate the portions of the earphone that form no part of the claimed design. The evenly dashed broken lines that are immediately adjacent to the areas included in the claim that define unshaded regions, represent the bounds of the embodiment in which they are shown. The dot-dash broken lines in embodiments 2 and 3 form boundaries to the embodiment in which they are shown. The broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an earphone, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D988296
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 18, 2020
Date of Patent: Jun 6, 2023
Assignee: Sonos, Inc. (Santa Barbara, CA)
Inventors: Alexia Delhoume (Boston, MA), Casper Asmussen (Malmö), Victor Johansson (Malmö)
Primary Examiner: Tracey J Bell
Assistant Examiner: Russell Carnell Smith, Jr.
Application Number: 29/751,241
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Headphone (D14/223)