Patent
   D839243
Priority
Sep 22 2017
Filed
Sep 22 2017
Issued
Jan 29 2019
Expiry
Jan 29 2034
Assg.orig
Entity
unknown
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The ornamental design for an earpiece, as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a front right perspective view of an earpiece showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIG. 9 is a front right perspective view of the earpiece engaged with an example audio device; and,

FIG. 10 is a rear right perspective view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings illustrate environmental features and form no part of the claimed design.

Smith, Richard C., Smith, Diann Y., Soria, Alfredo

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