Connector

- Apple
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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a bottom rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is another side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a rear view thereof.

The broken lines in the figures show portions of the connector which form no part of the claimed design.

The shade lines in the figures show contour and not surface ornamentation.

Claims

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

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  • U.S. Appl. No. 13/607,550, Terlizzi et al., “Techniques for Configuring Contacts of a Connector,” filed Sep. 7, 2012 (Not Published).
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  • U.S. Appl. No. 13/610,631, Schmidt et al., “Connectors and Methods for Manufacturing Connectors,” filed Sep. 11, 2012 (Not Published).
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  • U.S. Appl. No. 13/610,832, Webb et al., “Dock with Compliant Connector Mount,” filed Sep. 11, 2012 (Not Published).
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  • International Patent Application No. PCT/CN2012/081257, Apple Inc., “Connectors and Methods for Manufacturing Connectors,” filed Sep. 11, 2012 (Not Published).
  • Co-Pending U.S. Appl. No. 29/431,556, Akana et al., “Adapters and Connectors,” filed Sep. 7, 2012 (Not Published).
  • Co-Pending U.S. Appl. No. 29/431,841, Akana et al., “Adapter,” filed Sep. 7, 2012 (Not Published).
  • Co-Pending U.S. Appl. No. 29/432,034, Akana et al., “Connector Silhouette,” filed Sep. 7, 2012 (Not Published).
Patent History
Patent number: D684539
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 6, 2012
Date of Patent: Jun 18, 2013
Assignee: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Inventors: Jody Akana (San Francisco, CA), Bartley K. Andre (Menlo Park, CA), Jeremy Bataillou (San Francisco, CA), Daniel J. Coster (San Francisco, CA), Daniele De Iuliis (San Francisco, CA), M. Evans Hankey (San Francisco, CA), Julian Hoenig (San Francisco, CA), Richard P. Howarth (San Francisco, CA), Jonathan P. Ive (San Francisco, CA), Duncan Robert Kerr (San Francisco, CA), Shin Nishibori (Kailua, HI), Matthew Dean Rohrbach (San Francisco, CA), Peter Russell-Clarke (San Francisco, CA), Christopher J. Stringer (Woodside, CA), Eugene Antony Whang (San Francisco, CA), Rico Zorkendorfer (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: Daniel Bui
Application Number: 29/426,587