Electrical cable connector

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, right, front perspective view of an electrical cable connector according to one embodiment of our design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom, left, rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is another top, right, front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged top, right, front perspective view of a portion thereof, as indicated at region FIG. 4 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a rear elevation view thereof.

The broken line portion of the figure drawings is included to show unclaimed subject matter only for the purpose of illustrating environment and forms no part of the claimed design.

The dash-dot lines represents the boundary of the claimed design. The dash-dash broken lines shown in the figures depict portions of the electrical cable connector that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D1113730
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 27, 2020
Date of Patent: Feb 17, 2026
Assignee: SAMTEC, INC. (New Albany, IN)
Inventors: Randall Eugene Musser (Enola, PA), Chadrick Paul Faith (Corydon, IN), Jonathan E. Buck (Hershey, PA)
Primary Examiner: Sandra Snapp
Assistant Examiner: Bryan N. Melvin
Application Number: 29/722,135