Combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset

Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset;

FIG. 2 is a bottom-side perspective view of the combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a left-side view of the combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a right-side view of the combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a top-side view of the combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a bottom-side view of the combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is an open, rear perspective view of the combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a front perspective view of a combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset;

FIG. 11 is a bottom-side perspective of the combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a front view of the combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 13 is a rear view of the combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 14 is a left-side view of the combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 15 is a right-side view of the combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 16 is a top-side view of the combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 17 is a bottom-side view of the combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset shown in FIG. 10; and,

FIG. 18 is an open, rear perspective view of the combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset shown in FIG. 10.

Any broken lines in the drawing are for purposes of illustrating portions of the integrated smartphone package and virtual reality headset and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a combined smartphone package and virtual reality headset, as shown and described herein.

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Inventors:	Costa; Antonio Bernardo Monteiro (San Francisco, CA), Goossens; Erik Hubert Dolly (San Francisco, CA)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Google Inc. Mountain View CA US
Assignee:	GOOGLE LLC (Mountain View, CA)
Appl. No.:	D/555,740
Filed:	February 24, 2016

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Current U.S. Class:	D9/420
Current International Class:	0903
Field of Search:	;D14/372,138R ;D16/300,222,312 ;D9/418,456 ;D23/323 ;D30/121 ;D3/273,294 ;D15/199 ;D24/194 ;345/8

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Primary Examiner: Shields; Rhea
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP

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