Wireless earbuds

Description

The present application is related to U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/611,496, entitled Earbud Charging Case, filed concurrently herewith, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the wireless earbuds according to a first embodiment of our design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom elevation view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of the wireless earbuds according to a second embodiment of our design;

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top elevation view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a bottom elevation view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a front perspective view of the wireless earbuds according to a third embodiment of our design;

FIG. 16 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a top elevation view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a bottom elevation view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a front perspective view of the wireless earbuds according to a fourth embodiment of our design;

FIG. 23 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 26 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a top elevation view thereof;

FIG. 28 is a bottom elevation view thereof;

FIG. 29 is a front perspective view of the wireless earbuds according to a fifth embodiment of our design;

FIG. 30 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 31 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 32 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 33 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 34 is a top elevation view thereof;

FIG. 35 is a bottom elevation view thereof;

FIG. 36 is a front perspective view of the wireless earbuds according to a sixth embodiment of our design;

FIG. 37 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 38 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 39 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 40 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 41 is a top elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 42 is a bottom elevation view thereof.

The broken lines shown in the drawings depict portions of the wireless earbuds that form no part of the claimed invention. In embodiments 2-6, the circular and oval shaped grill elements along the inner portions of the earbuds are in broken lines and form no part of the claimed design.

The wireless earbuds are shown with symbolic breaks in length. The appearance of any portion of the wireless earbuds between the break lines forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Sweet; Kenneth (San Francisco, CA), Olsson; Maj Isabelle (Sunnyvale, CA), Cazalet; Peter (Los Gatos, CA), Reimann; Gina (Sunnyvale, CA)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Google LLC Mountain View CA US
Assignee:	Google LLC (Mountain View, CA)
Appl. No.:	D/611,494
Filed:	July 21, 2017

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Current U.S. Class:	D14/205; D14/223
Current International Class:	1401
Field of Search:	;D14/204,205,206,223,224,225,249,372,433,138R,188,192,172,203.1,191,496 ;D29/112 ;D28/41 ;D2/875 ;D24/174,173,106 ;D8/330,341 ;D13/118,108,119

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Primary Examiner: Fox; Barbara
Assistant Examiner: Ramirez; Mary Claire
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP

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