USD445893S1 - Earplug - Google Patents

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USD445893S1
USD445893S1 US29/132,306 US13230600F USD445893S US D445893 S1 USD445893 S1 US D445893S1 US 13230600 F US13230600 F US 13230600F US D445893 S USD445893 S US D445893S
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Paul A. Martinson
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F11/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the ears or hearing sense; Non-electric hearing aids; Methods or devices for enabling ear patients to achieve auditory perception through physiological senses other than hearing sense; Protective devices for the ears, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F11/06—Protective devices for the ears
    • A61F11/08—Protective devices for the ears internal, e.g. earplugs

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FIG. 1 is a perspective view, showing the new design for an ear plug.
FIG. 2 is a top view thereof.
FIG. 3 is a side view thereof. All other side views look the same as FIG. 3; and,
FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof.
The shading shown in the drawings is provided merely to illustrate contour; it is not indicative of texture, etc.

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  1. The ornamental design for an earplug, as shown and described.
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Cited By (9)

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USD472627S1 (en) 2001-10-16 2003-04-01 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Earplug
USD512141S1 (en) * 2004-03-04 2005-11-29 Moldex-Metric, Inc. Earplug
USD541412S1 (en) 2006-05-25 2007-04-24 Mckeon Products, Inc. Ear plug
USD548325S1 (en) 2005-10-31 2007-08-07 Mckeon Products, Inc. Ear plug
USD606648S1 (en) 2008-09-22 2009-12-22 Mckeon Products, Inc. Earplug
USD637284S1 (en) * 2002-11-08 2011-05-03 Resmed Limited Forehead pad
USD717426S1 (en) 2002-11-08 2014-11-11 Resmed Limited Forehead pad
USD974542S1 (en) * 2021-08-19 2023-01-03 Shenzhen Apwill Electronic Co., Ltd. Earplug
USD1108639S1 (en) * 2025-03-27 2026-01-06 Tianmei Medical (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. Pair of hearing aids

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US2446707A (en) 1945-03-10 1948-08-10 Leight Charles Ear plug
US2487038A (en) 1944-03-25 1949-11-08 Sonotone Corp Ear insert for earphones
US2538339A (en) 1949-09-15 1951-01-16 Mary J Thomas Earplug
US2804072A (en) 1955-03-29 1957-08-27 Genzer Rose Ear plugs
US3811437A (en) 1971-10-26 1974-05-21 Cabot Corp Earplugs
USD242743S (en) 1975-08-28 1976-12-14 Charles Leight Ear plug
US4094315A (en) 1976-10-29 1978-06-13 Charles Leight Ear plug
US4490857A (en) 1982-10-12 1985-01-01 Leight Howard S Band earplug
US4671265A (en) 1984-11-29 1987-06-09 Bilsom Ab Earplug device
US4819624A (en) 1987-06-18 1989-04-11 Leight Howard S Banded earplug
US5044463A (en) 1989-11-30 1991-09-03 Cabot Corporation Molded foam earplug and method for making same
USD340282S (en) 1991-04-09 1993-10-12 Leight Howard S Earplug
USD358463S (en) 1993-09-21 1995-05-16 Cabot Safety Corporation Hearing protective earplug
USD371193S (en) 1994-05-16 1996-06-25 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Hearing protective earplug
US5701348A (en) 1994-12-29 1997-12-23 Decibel Instruments, Inc. Articulated hearing device
US5781272A (en) 1997-06-06 1998-07-14 Safety+Plus, Inc. Eyesight protection apparatus with attached earplugs
US5811742A (en) 1997-04-21 1998-09-22 Howard S. Leight And Associates, Inc. Dual earplug
US6129175A (en) 1999-05-07 2000-10-10 Radians, Inc. Acoustical control plastisol earpieces

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2487038A (en) 1944-03-25 1949-11-08 Sonotone Corp Ear insert for earphones
US2446707A (en) 1945-03-10 1948-08-10 Leight Charles Ear plug
US2538339A (en) 1949-09-15 1951-01-16 Mary J Thomas Earplug
US2804072A (en) 1955-03-29 1957-08-27 Genzer Rose Ear plugs
US3811437A (en) 1971-10-26 1974-05-21 Cabot Corp Earplugs
USD242743S (en) 1975-08-28 1976-12-14 Charles Leight Ear plug
US4094315A (en) 1976-10-29 1978-06-13 Charles Leight Ear plug
US4490857A (en) 1982-10-12 1985-01-01 Leight Howard S Band earplug
US4671265A (en) 1984-11-29 1987-06-09 Bilsom Ab Earplug device
US4819624A (en) 1987-06-18 1989-04-11 Leight Howard S Banded earplug
US5044463A (en) 1989-11-30 1991-09-03 Cabot Corporation Molded foam earplug and method for making same
USD340282S (en) 1991-04-09 1993-10-12 Leight Howard S Earplug
USD358463S (en) 1993-09-21 1995-05-16 Cabot Safety Corporation Hearing protective earplug
USD371193S (en) 1994-05-16 1996-06-25 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Hearing protective earplug
US5701348A (en) 1994-12-29 1997-12-23 Decibel Instruments, Inc. Articulated hearing device
US5811742A (en) 1997-04-21 1998-09-22 Howard S. Leight And Associates, Inc. Dual earplug
US5781272A (en) 1997-06-06 1998-07-14 Safety+Plus, Inc. Eyesight protection apparatus with attached earplugs
US6129175A (en) 1999-05-07 2000-10-10 Radians, Inc. Acoustical control plastisol earpieces

Non-Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
U.S. application No. 09/608,911 to Remer et al. filed Jun. 30, 2000, for Articulating Earplug.
U.S. Design application No. 29/132,307 to Remer et al. filed Nov. 6, 2000, for Earplug.

Cited By (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
USD472627S1 (en) 2001-10-16 2003-04-01 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Earplug
USD637284S1 (en) * 2002-11-08 2011-05-03 Resmed Limited Forehead pad
USD717426S1 (en) 2002-11-08 2014-11-11 Resmed Limited Forehead pad
USD740931S1 (en) 2002-11-08 2015-10-13 Resmed Limited Forehead pad
USD512141S1 (en) * 2004-03-04 2005-11-29 Moldex-Metric, Inc. Earplug
USD548325S1 (en) 2005-10-31 2007-08-07 Mckeon Products, Inc. Ear plug
USD541412S1 (en) 2006-05-25 2007-04-24 Mckeon Products, Inc. Ear plug
USD606648S1 (en) 2008-09-22 2009-12-22 Mckeon Products, Inc. Earplug
USD974542S1 (en) * 2021-08-19 2023-01-03 Shenzhen Apwill Electronic Co., Ltd. Earplug
USD1108639S1 (en) * 2025-03-27 2026-01-06 Tianmei Medical (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. Pair of hearing aids

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