Ball head of a tripod for an electronic device

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a ball head of a tripod for an electronic device;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

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

FIG. 8 is an alternate perspective view thereof.

The evenly spaced broken lines of FIGS. 2-5 and 7 depict portions of the ball head of a tripod for an electronic device that form no part of the claimed design. The evenly spaced broken lines in FIG. 8 depict environment that form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot-dash broken lines in FIGS. 2-5 and 7 depict the bounds of the bounds of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM We claim the ornamental design for a ball head of a tripod for an electronic device, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Minn; Kenneth Y. (San Francisco, CA), Yao; David E. (San Francisco, CA), Duran; Leonard John (San Francisco, CA)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type KENU, INC. San Francisco CA US
Assignee:	KENU, INC. (San Francisco, CA)
Appl. No.:	D/553,159
Filed:	January 28, 2016

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29508966	Nov 12, 2014	D751624
	29506667	Oct 17, 2014	D741397

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Current U.S. Class:	D16/242
Current International Class:	1605
Field of Search:	;D8/387 ;D16/237,239,242,244,245 ;248/176.1,177.1,185.1,187.1,161,176.3,288.31 ;396/419,420,422,425,428

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http://the-gadgeteer.com/2016/10/21/kenu-stance-smartphone-tripod-review/ Posted Oct. 21, 2016. cited by examiner . Ken U. Inc.; Stance Compact Tripod; https://web.archive.org/web/20150202091854/http:/www.kenu.com/products/St- ance; Archived date: Feb. 2, 2015. cited by applicant.

Primary Examiner: Hattan; Susan Bennett
Assistant Examiner: Was-Englehart; Leanne
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Vierra Magen Marcus LLP