Earring

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an earring showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

All broken line in FIGS. 2 and 3 are included for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for an earring, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Bruno; Lisa (New York, NY), Castle; Dana (Keene, NH)
Assignee:	Findings Incorporated (Keene, NH)
Appl. No.:	D/240,826
Filed:	October 19, 2005

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Current U.S. Class:	D11/40
Current International Class:	1101
Field of Search:	;D11/7,40,43,45,47,75,76,79 ;63/1,12,13,20 ;248/318 ;211/119 ;292/101 ;294/82.31

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Primary Examiner: Zarfas; Louis S.
Assistant Examiner: Krakower; Susan E.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP