FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an earphone showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;
FIG. 3 is front view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being a mirror image thereof; and,
FIG. 6 is top plan view thereof, the bottom plan view being a mirror image thereof.
The shading on the rounded feature of the design shows a clear frosted surface.
Andre, Bartley K., Coster, Daniel J., De Iuliis, Daniele, Howarth, Richard P., Ive, Jonathan P., Kerr, Duncan Robert, Nishibori, Shin, Rohrbach, Matthew Dean, Russell-Clarke, Peter, Stringer, Christopher J., Whang, Eugene Antony, Satzger, Douglas B., Zorkendorfer, Rico
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