Patent
   D681015
Priority
Sep 08 2012
Filed
Sep 08 2012
Issued
Apr 30 2013
Expiry
Apr 30 2027
Assg.orig
Entity
unknown
196
35
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The ornamental design for an earphone, as shown and described.

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 a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear 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; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines in the Figures show portions of the earphone which form no part of the claimed design.

The shade lines in the Figures show contour and not surface ornamentation.

Akana, Jody, Andre, Bartley K., Bataillou, Jeremy, Coster, Daniel J., De Iuliis, Daniele, Hankey, M. Evans, Hoenig, Julian, Howarth, Richard P., Ive, Jonathan P., Kerr, Duncan Robert, Nishibori, Shin, Rohrbach, Matthew Dean, Russell-Clarke, Peter, Stringer, Christopher J., Whang, Eugene Antony, Zorkendorfer, Rico

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