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The dash-dash broken lines in the drawing are for the purpose of illustrating portions of the connector that form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot-dash broken lines define the bounds of the enlarged area and form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot-dot-dash lines represent the boundaries of the design and form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a connector, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 1, 2022
Date of Patent: Sep 3, 2024
Assignee: SAMTEC, INC. (New Albany, IN)
Inventors: Randall E. Musser (New Albany, IN), Jonathan E. Buck (New Albany, IN)
Primary Examiner: Rosemary K Tarcza
Assistant Examiner: Leah E Hoeferkamp
Application Number: 29/833,208