USD717937S1 - Earplug - Google Patents

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USD717937S1
USD717937S1 US29/445,735 US201329445735F USD717937S US D717937 S1 USD717937 S1 US D717937S1 US 201329445735 F US201329445735 F US 201329445735F US D717937 S USD717937 S US D717937S
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    • 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 top perspective view of a new, original, and ornamental design for an earplug.
FIG. 2 is a front view thereof, the rear view, left view and right view being identical thereto;
FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof; and,
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken at line 5-5 of FIG. 3.
The broken line showing portions of the article is included for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and forms no part of the claimed design. Any shading is provided to illustrate contour only and is not an indication of surface texture.

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  1. The ornamental design for an earplug, as shown and described.
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USD803192S1 (en) * 2016-05-25 2017-11-21 Cheng-Houng Huang Eartip for earphone
USD873390S1 (en) 2015-04-20 2020-01-21 Sanoh Industrial Co., Ltd. High-pressure fuel line
USD1057690S1 (en) * 2020-03-23 2025-01-14 Flare Audio Technologies Limited Earphone
USD1070816S1 (en) * 2022-06-30 2025-04-15 Anker Innovations Technology Co., Ltd. Tip for an earbud

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US6568394B2 (en) 2000-10-13 2003-05-27 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Flanged earplug
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US6981504B2 (en) 2003-08-21 2006-01-03 Bacou-Dalloz Usa Safety, Inc. Core stiffened earplug
USD514094S1 (en) * 2004-12-07 2006-01-31 Paul Griffin Earpiece adaptor for an earphone or a headphone
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USD618209S1 (en) * 2008-09-05 2010-06-22 Apple Inc. Earbud
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US7886744B2 (en) 2005-10-10 2011-02-15 3M Innovative Properties Company Tube-formed earplug with integral stem
US7975616B2 (en) * 2007-08-02 2011-07-12 Andrew Wayne Hill Bullet for black powder firearms
US7984716B2 (en) 2007-06-22 2011-07-26 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Inc. Self-conforming sound attenuation earplug
US7998391B1 (en) 2010-03-15 2011-08-16 Ja Heon Koo Method of fabricating an antinoise earplug
US8061472B2 (en) 2009-06-03 2011-11-22 Sperian Hearing Protection, Llc Non-roll foam eartip
USD649836S1 (en) * 2010-07-08 2011-12-06 Dooley Thomas M Cup with inner ice compartment with lid
US8113207B2 (en) 2008-08-22 2012-02-14 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Self-conforming sound attenuation earplug
US20120046607A1 (en) 2009-01-22 2012-02-23 Svante Syk Plug to be introduced into a passage such as a nasal passage or ear canal
US8157120B2 (en) * 2009-12-29 2012-04-17 Jack Worth Co., Ltd. Cup structure

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US2538339A (en) 1949-09-15 1951-01-16 Mary J Thomas Earplug
US3618600A (en) 1969-04-01 1971-11-09 Harry E Douglass Ear stopple
US3736929A (en) 1970-07-09 1973-06-05 A Mills Self-shaping earplugs
GB1398401A (en) 1972-03-09 1975-06-18 Reed International Ltd Self-adhesive laminates
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US3935401A (en) * 1974-08-29 1976-01-27 Shore Sidney X Earpiece for acoustic headset
US4052754A (en) 1975-08-14 1977-10-11 Homsy Charles A Implantable structure
US4055233A (en) * 1975-12-22 1977-10-25 Electronic Engineering Co. Of California Ear coupler
US4384575A (en) 1979-10-03 1983-05-24 Asker Lambert C C Ear protection plug and a method for the production of same
US4269638A (en) 1979-10-10 1981-05-26 The Okonite Company Method of manufacturing a sealed cable employing a wrapped foam barrier
US4608217A (en) 1980-10-22 1986-08-26 Gullfiber Ab Method for the production of an ear plug
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US4564009A (en) 1983-08-24 1986-01-14 Mine Safety Appliances Company Universal ear plug
US4638790A (en) * 1984-02-10 1987-01-27 Mentor Corporation Contraceptive hood
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US5002151A (en) * 1986-12-05 1991-03-26 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Ear piece having disposable, compressible polymeric foam sleeve
US5044463A (en) 1989-11-30 1991-09-03 Cabot Corporation Molded foam earplug and method for making same
US5203352A (en) 1990-10-16 1993-04-20 Cabot Safety Corporation Polymeric foam earplug
US5195539A (en) * 1992-03-23 1993-03-23 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Earplug compression device
USD358882S (en) * 1993-09-01 1995-05-30 Hollister Incorporated Combined male urinary catheter and applicator tube
US5609164A (en) * 1995-10-23 1997-03-11 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Method of forming an earplug containment device
US5799658A (en) 1996-08-15 1998-09-01 Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation Hearing protective device comprising a foam and a porous component and method of manufacture thereof
US5904143A (en) 1996-10-21 1999-05-18 Magidson; Mark Foam earplug with non-permeable elastomeric coating
USD443107S1 (en) * 1998-08-11 2001-05-29 Gisela Friesenhahn Detergent tablet
US6484726B1 (en) 2000-06-30 2002-11-26 3M Innovative Properties Company Articulating earplug
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US7022272B2 (en) 2001-02-20 2006-04-04 Awi Licensing Company Mechanical embossing texture differentiation between chemically restricted areas and non-restricted areas
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US6931885B2 (en) * 2003-03-14 2005-08-23 Andrew Citrynell Drinking vessels with removable cooling devices
US7010935B2 (en) * 2003-03-14 2006-03-14 Andrew Citrynell Removable cooling device and integrated vessels
US6981504B2 (en) 2003-08-21 2006-01-03 Bacou-Dalloz Usa Safety, Inc. Core stiffened earplug
US7697706B2 (en) 2003-11-03 2010-04-13 3M Innovative Properties Company Low sound attenuating hearing protection device
US7712469B2 (en) 2004-04-15 2010-05-11 Sperian Hearing Protection, Llc Detectable earplug and cord
USD514094S1 (en) * 2004-12-07 2006-01-31 Paul Griffin Earpiece adaptor for an earphone or a headphone
US20060202375A1 (en) 2005-03-14 2006-09-14 Jenkins John A Jr Extruded and shaped earplug
US7886744B2 (en) 2005-10-10 2011-02-15 3M Innovative Properties Company Tube-formed earplug with integral stem
USD589135S1 (en) * 2005-10-31 2009-03-24 Mckeon Products, Inc. Ear plug
USD595837S1 (en) * 2006-12-14 2009-07-07 Mckeon Products, Inc. Ear plug
US20080210694A1 (en) * 2007-02-02 2008-09-04 Michel Castonguay Drinking vessel
US20080276945A1 (en) 2007-05-11 2008-11-13 Rosen Leon D Lateral sliding adjustable earplug
US7984716B2 (en) 2007-06-22 2011-07-26 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Inc. Self-conforming sound attenuation earplug
US7975616B2 (en) * 2007-08-02 2011-07-12 Andrew Wayne Hill Bullet for black powder firearms
US20090039555A1 (en) 2007-08-07 2009-02-12 Jenkins Jr John Allen Foam earplug extrusion
US20100307514A1 (en) 2007-09-07 2010-12-09 Uvex Arbeitsschutz Gmbh Hearing protection earplug
US20090071487A1 (en) 2007-09-12 2009-03-19 Personics Holdings Inc. Sealing devices
US8113207B2 (en) 2008-08-22 2012-02-14 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Self-conforming sound attenuation earplug
USD618209S1 (en) * 2008-09-05 2010-06-22 Apple Inc. Earbud
US20120046607A1 (en) 2009-01-22 2012-02-23 Svante Syk Plug to be introduced into a passage such as a nasal passage or ear canal
US8061472B2 (en) 2009-06-03 2011-11-22 Sperian Hearing Protection, Llc Non-roll foam eartip
US8157120B2 (en) * 2009-12-29 2012-04-17 Jack Worth Co., Ltd. Cup structure
US7998391B1 (en) 2010-03-15 2011-08-16 Ja Heon Koo Method of fabricating an antinoise earplug
USD649836S1 (en) * 2010-07-08 2011-12-06 Dooley Thomas M Cup with inner ice compartment with lid

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USD873390S1 (en) 2015-04-20 2020-01-21 Sanoh Industrial Co., Ltd. High-pressure fuel line
USD803192S1 (en) * 2016-05-25 2017-11-21 Cheng-Houng Huang Eartip for earphone
USD1057690S1 (en) * 2020-03-23 2025-01-14 Flare Audio Technologies Limited Earphone
USD1058539S1 (en) * 2020-03-23 2025-01-21 Flare Audio Technologies Limited Earphone
USD1070816S1 (en) * 2022-06-30 2025-04-15 Anker Innovations Technology Co., Ltd. Tip for an earbud

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