Tubular connector

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the tubular connector according to the new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The ornamental design which is claimed is shown in solid lines in the drawings. The evenly spaced broken lines depict portions of the connector that form no part of the claimed design. The dot dash dot broken lines denote the boundaries of the claimed area and form no part of the claim.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D1079903
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 2, 2023
Date of Patent: Jun 17, 2025
Assignee: Reliance Worldwide Corporation (Atlanta, GA)
Inventors: William Vernon Kluss (Brisbane), Eliana Pippen (Powder Springs, GA), Randy Graves (Atlanta, GA)
Primary Examiner: Karen E Kearney
Assistant Examiner: Assam Y. Fittahy
Application Number: 29/877,181
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Elbow Or With Flow Direction Change (D23/263)