Sleeve

Description

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

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is another front view thereof in an environment in which it may be used, showing an electronic device (in phantom) being inserted into the sleeve;

FIG. 9 is another front view thereof showing the electronic device being further placed into the sleeve;

FIG. 10 is a top view of the sleeve shown in FIG. 9 with the electronic device fully inserted therein;

FIG. 11 is bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 12 is a side view thereof.

The broken lines in the Figures are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design. An example of the electronic device shown in FIGS. 8 10 is the electronic device shown and described in U.S. Design Patent Application No. 29/284,187, titled "Electronic Device," filed Aug. 31, 2007, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference thereto. All of the material from Application No. 29/284,187 which is essential to the claimed design is included herein. Any material in Application No. 29/284,187 which is not present herein forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a sleeve, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Andre; Bartley K. (Menlo Park, CA), Coster; Daniel J. (San Francisco, CA), De Iuliis; Daniele (San Francisco, CA), Howarth; Richard P. (San Francisco, CA), Ive; Jonathan P. (San Francisco, CA), Kerr; Duncan Robert (San Francisco, CA), Nishibori; Shin (San Francisco, CA), Rohrbach; Matthew Dean (San Francisco, CA), Russell-Clarke; Peter (San Francisco, CA), Satzger; Douglas B. (Menlo Park, CA), Stringer; Christopher J. (Portola Valley, CA), Whang; Eugene Antony (San Francisco, CA), Zorkendorfer; Rico (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee:	Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Appl. No.:	D/284,335
Filed:	September 5, 2007

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Current U.S. Class:	D3/303
Current International Class:	0301
Field of Search:	;D3/201,215,218,226,265,269,300,303 ;D14/217,432,496 ;206/5,320

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Primary Examiner: Hyder; Philip S
Assistant Examiner: Cody; Roselynne
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.