Electrical connector

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front, top, and left side perspective view of an electrical connector of one design of an electrical connector;

FIG. 2 is a front, top, and right side perspective view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front, bottom, and right side perspective view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front, bottom, and left side perspective view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a back, top, and left side perspective view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a back, bottom, and right side perspective view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a front view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a back view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a left side view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a right side view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a top view of the design of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the design of FIG. 1.

The dash-dot broken lines of the figure drawings are included to show the boundaries of the claimed design. The dash-dot broken lines form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dash broken lines in the figures illustrate portions of the electrical connector that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an electrical connector as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1110962
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 20, 2023
Date of Patent: Feb 3, 2026
Assignee: Samtec, Inc. (New Albany, IN)
Inventors: James Edward Borgelt (Jeffersonville, IN), Doug Edward McCartin (Henryville, IN)
Primary Examiner: George D. Kirschbaum
Assistant Examiner: Denis Houyoux
Application Number: 29/905,474