Banana plug adapter

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a banana plug adapter according to our design;

FIG. 2 is a second perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an end view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a second end view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a second side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a second exploded perspective view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a third exploded perspective view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a fourth exploded perspective view thereof;

FIG. 11 is an exploded side view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a second exploded side view thereof; and,

FIG. 13 is a third exploded side view thereof.

The broken lines shown represent unclaimed subject matter and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a banana plug adapter, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
3697931 October 1972 Achten
3828305 August 1974 Hogendobler
4468083 August 28, 1984 Lee et al.
4824405 April 25, 1989 Derain
5011438 April 30, 1991 Awbrey
D544448 June 12, 2007 Hull et al.
7955144 June 7, 2011 Thoerner
Other references
  • Monoprice Copper Speaker Banana Plugs—Closed Screw Type. Available at: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?cid=104&cpid=10401&csid=1040115&pid=2801&seq=1&format=2. Visited on Nov. 6, 2012.
  • Monoprice Copper Speaker Banana Plugs—Open Screw Type. Available at: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?cid=104&cpid=10401&csid=1040115&pid=9437&seq=1&format=2. Visited on Nov. 6, 2012.
  • Ocelot Banana Plugs by Sewell—Open Screw Type. Available at: http://www.amazon.com/Ocelot-Banana-Plated-Connectors-Sewell/dp/B003BKW2K2/ref=sr12?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1352237426&sr=1-2&keywords=banana+plug. Visited on Nov. 6, 2012.
  • Sewell Direct Silverback Banana Plugs. Available at: http://www.amazon.com/Sewell-Direct-SW-29751-6-Silverback-Banana/dp/B005E1CGZC/ref=sr13?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1352237426&sr=1-3&keywords=banana+plug. Visited on Nov. 6, 2012.
  • GLS Audio Black Chrome Series—Generation 4 Gold Connector Banana Plugs. Available at: http://www.amazon.com/GLS-Audio-Chrome--Generation-Connector/dp/B000QIZXHG/ref=sr112?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1352237426&sr=1-12&keywords=banana+plug. Visited on Nov. 6, 2012.
Patent History
Patent number: D720700
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 11, 2012
Date of Patent: Jan 6, 2015
Assignee: Google Inc. (Mountain View, CA)
Inventors: Maaike Louise Evers (San Francisco, CA), Joe Freeman Britt, Jr. (Los Altos, CA), Michael Simonian (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: Derrick Holland
Assistant Examiner: Lauren Calve
Application Number: 29/431,770
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Threaded Engagement (D13/151)