USD466995S1 - Earplug - Google Patents

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USD466995S1
USD466995S1 US29/150,750 US15075001F USD466995S US D466995 S1 USD466995 S1 US D466995S1 US 15075001 F US15075001 F US 15075001F US D466995 S USD466995 S US D466995S
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Richard Knauer
Alan R. Seville
Robert N. Falco
James Hall
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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 front plan view of an earplug showing our new design, the broken line showing is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.
FIG. 2 is an elevational view thereof taken from the right of FIG. 1, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 3 is an elevational view thereof taken from the top of FIG. 1, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof; and,
FIG. 4 is rear plan view thereof.

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  1. The ornamental design for an earplug, as shown and described.
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Cited By (20)

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USD478658S1 (en) 2002-09-06 2003-08-19 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Earplug
US20030172938A1 (en) * 2002-01-25 2003-09-18 Robert Falco Hearing protection device
USD492766S1 (en) 2002-01-18 2004-07-06 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Earplug
USD496722S1 (en) 2003-08-01 2004-09-28 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Stemmed earplug
US20060102418A1 (en) * 2004-11-12 2006-05-18 Moldex-Metric, Inc. Earplug
USD528204S1 (en) * 2004-04-23 2006-09-12 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Hearing protection device
USD616979S1 (en) * 2009-05-27 2010-06-01 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug
USD621030S1 (en) 2009-05-27 2010-08-03 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug stem
US20100307861A1 (en) * 2009-06-03 2010-12-09 Sperian Hearing Protection, Llc Non-roll foam eartip
USD636484S1 (en) 2009-10-22 2011-04-19 Sperian Hearing Protection, Llc Earplug
USD658282S1 (en) 2009-05-27 2012-04-24 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug tip
US8291911B2 (en) 2009-05-27 2012-10-23 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug
USD677777S1 (en) * 2011-08-11 2013-03-12 Moldex-Metric, Inc. Earplug with stem insertion member
USD757925S1 (en) 2014-05-20 2016-05-31 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug tip
USD759802S1 (en) 2014-05-20 2016-06-21 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug tip
USD798435S1 (en) 2014-05-20 2017-09-26 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug
USD798434S1 (en) 2014-05-20 2017-09-26 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug
US10660797B2 (en) 2014-05-20 2020-05-26 3M Innovative Properties Company Push-to-fit earplug having an array of cavities
USD889754S1 (en) * 2017-09-01 2020-07-07 3M Innovative Properties Company Hearing protector
USD1057689S1 (en) * 2023-06-26 2025-01-14 Rextec International Ltd Earplug

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USD259279S (en) 1979-01-05 1981-05-19 Daiko Co., Ltd. Earplug
US4314553A (en) 1979-08-08 1982-02-09 Bilsom Ab Earplug and earplug set
USD369655S (en) 1994-04-15 1996-05-07 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Hearing protective earplug
USD402752S (en) 1996-08-15 1998-12-15 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Hearing protective device
US6241042B1 (en) 1999-03-16 2001-06-05 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Hearing protective device

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
USD259279S (en) 1979-01-05 1981-05-19 Daiko Co., Ltd. Earplug
US4314553A (en) 1979-08-08 1982-02-09 Bilsom Ab Earplug and earplug set
USD369655S (en) 1994-04-15 1996-05-07 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Hearing protective earplug
USD402752S (en) 1996-08-15 1998-12-15 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Hearing protective device
US6241042B1 (en) 1999-03-16 2001-06-05 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Hearing protective device

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USD492766S1 (en) 2002-01-18 2004-07-06 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Earplug
USD492765S1 (en) 2002-01-18 2004-07-06 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Earplug
USD493219S1 (en) 2002-01-18 2004-07-20 Cabot, Safety Intermediate Corporation Earplug
US7314047B2 (en) * 2002-01-25 2008-01-01 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Hearing protection device
US20030172938A1 (en) * 2002-01-25 2003-09-18 Robert Falco Hearing protection device
US7537011B2 (en) 2002-01-25 2009-05-26 3M Innovative Properties Company Hearing protection device
US20080173315A1 (en) * 2002-01-25 2008-07-24 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Hearing protection device
USD478658S1 (en) 2002-09-06 2003-08-19 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Earplug
USD496722S1 (en) 2003-08-01 2004-09-28 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Stemmed earplug
USD528204S1 (en) * 2004-04-23 2006-09-12 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Hearing protection device
US7107993B2 (en) * 2004-11-12 2006-09-19 Moldex-Metric, Inc. Earplug
US20060102418A1 (en) * 2004-11-12 2006-05-18 Moldex-Metric, Inc. Earplug
USD616979S1 (en) * 2009-05-27 2010-06-01 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug
USD621030S1 (en) 2009-05-27 2010-08-03 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug stem
USD623286S1 (en) 2009-05-27 2010-09-07 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug stem
US8291911B2 (en) 2009-05-27 2012-10-23 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug
USD641465S1 (en) 2009-05-27 2011-07-12 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug stem
US8656927B2 (en) 2009-05-27 2014-02-25 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug
USD658282S1 (en) 2009-05-27 2012-04-24 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug tip
US20100307861A1 (en) * 2009-06-03 2010-12-09 Sperian Hearing Protection, Llc Non-roll foam eartip
US8061472B2 (en) 2009-06-03 2011-11-22 Sperian Hearing Protection, Llc Non-roll foam eartip
USD636484S1 (en) 2009-10-22 2011-04-19 Sperian Hearing Protection, Llc Earplug
USD654163S1 (en) 2009-10-22 2012-02-14 Honeywell International Inc. Earplug
USD677777S1 (en) * 2011-08-11 2013-03-12 Moldex-Metric, Inc. Earplug with stem insertion member
USD757925S1 (en) 2014-05-20 2016-05-31 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug tip
USD759802S1 (en) 2014-05-20 2016-06-21 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug tip
USD798435S1 (en) 2014-05-20 2017-09-26 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug
USD798434S1 (en) 2014-05-20 2017-09-26 3M Innovative Properties Company Earplug
US10660797B2 (en) 2014-05-20 2020-05-26 3M Innovative Properties Company Push-to-fit earplug having an array of cavities
USD889754S1 (en) * 2017-09-01 2020-07-07 3M Innovative Properties Company Hearing protector
USD895901S1 (en) * 2017-09-01 2020-09-08 3M Innovative Properties Company Hearing protector
USD1057689S1 (en) * 2023-06-26 2025-01-14 Rextec International Ltd Earplug

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