Patent
   D427304
Priority
Oct 08 1998
Filed
Oct 08 1998
Issued
Jun 27 2000
Expiry
Jun 27 2014
Assg.orig
Entity
unknown
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The ornamental design for an earplug, as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of an earplug according to our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a partially broken cross-sectional side view thereof, taken along the line 4--4 of FIG. 1.

Magidson, Mark, Dix, Dan

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