Electrical connector having an angled hood

Description

FIG. 1 is a rear/side perspective view of an electrical connector having an angled hood showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front/side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof showing one side, the portion of the cable is shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed drawings;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view thereof showing the other side;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D401906
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 25, 1997
Date of Patent: Dec 1, 1998
Assignee: Superior Modular Products, Incorporated (Swannana, NC)
Inventors: Kenneth W. Brownell (Marion, NC), John G. Shram (Weaverville, NC)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Lavone D. Tabor
Law Firm: Carter & Schnedler, P.A.
Application Number: 0/79,779
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Linear Array Of Identical Repeating Ports Or Contacts (i.e., In-line Array) (D13/147)
International Classification: 1303;