Connector

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, and left perspective view of a connector showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top, front, and right view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

The Dash-Dash broken lines represents the portions of the connector that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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  • HRS, date referenced: Mar. 1, 2025, data retrieved by Bryan Melvin on Apr. 1, 2025 at: https://www.hirose.com/en/product/document?clcode=&productname=&series=GT25&documenttype=Catalog&lang=en&documentid=en_GT25_CAT (Year: 2025).
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Patent History
Patent number: D1123855
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 7, 2020
Date of Patent: Apr 28, 2026
Assignee: SAMTEC, INC. (New Albany, IN)
Inventors: John A. Mongold (New Albany, IN), Randall E. Musser (New Albany, IN), Jonathan E. Buck (New Albany, IN)
Primary Examiner: Shawn T Gingrich
Assistant Examiner: Bryan N. Melvin
Application Number: 29/761,129