Connector

- SAMTEC, INC.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, and left side perspective view of a connector showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top, back, and left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top, front, and right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom, front, and left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a close-up top, front and left side perspective view taken from the sectional designation in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 12 is a close-up bottom, front, and left side perspective view taken from the sectional designation in FIG. 4.

The broken lines in the drawing views are included to show portions of a connector that form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash lines in the drawings view are included to show the boundary between claimed and unclaimed subject matter and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a connector, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1002550
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 27, 2021
Date of Patent: Oct 24, 2023
Assignee: SAMTEC, INC. (New Albany, IN)
Inventors: Randall E. Musser (New Albany, IN), Jonathan E. Buck (New Albany, IN)
Primary Examiner: Darcey E Gottschalk
Application Number: 29/809,263