Connector

- The Orvis Company, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a connector according to the present invention showing the two halves of the connector attached to each other, the undisclosed side being identical;

FIG. 2 is a left end elevational view of the connector shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right end elevational view of the connector shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the connector shown in FIG. 1 showing the two halves of the connector separated from each other, the undisclosed side being identical;

FIG. 5 is a left end elevational view of the right connector half shown in FIG. 4; and,

FIG. 6 is a right end elevational view of the connector half shown in FIG. 4.

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Patent History
Patent number: D405352
Type: Grant
Filed: May 12, 1997
Date of Patent: Feb 9, 1999
Assignee: The Orvis Company, Inc. (Manchester, VT)
Inventor: Thomas C. Rosenbauer (East Arlington, VT)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: Mitchell I. Siegel
Law Firm: Vickers, Daniels & Young
Application Number: 0/70,579
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8382
International Classification: 0808;