Patent
   D632678
Priority
Apr 02 2010
Filed
Apr 02 2010
Issued
Feb 15 2011
Expiry
Feb 15 2025
Assg.orig
Entity
unknown
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The ornamental design for ear bud shaft and taper, as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an ear bud shaft and taper showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is an illustration of an exemplary ear bud incorporating the claimed design that further includes an ear plug intended to be inserted into a user's ear.

The broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

Thomas, Ravi, Henry, Paul D., Pescetto, Michael J., Brown, James D., Lutgring, David M.

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