Connector

- Molex, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front, top perspective view of a connector in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a rear, bottom perspective view of the connector of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the connector of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the connector of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the connector of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the connector of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a top view of the connector of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the connector of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a front, top perspective view of a connector in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a rear, bottom perspective view of the connector of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a front view of the connector of FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is a rear view of the connector of FIG. 9;

FIG. 13 is a right side view of the connector of FIG. 9;

FIG. 14 is a left side view of the connector of FIG. 9;

FIG. 15 is a top view of the connector of FIG. 9;

FIG. 16 is a bottom view of the connector of FIG. 9;

FIG. 17 is a front, top perspective view of a connector in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 18 is a rear, bottom perspective view of the connector of FIG. 17;

FIG. 19 is a front view of the connector of FIG. 17;

FIG. 20 is a rear view of the connector of FIG. 17;

FIG. 21 is a right side view of the connector of FIG. 17;

FIG. 22 is a left side view of the connector of FIG. 17;

FIG. 23 is a top view of the connector of FIG. 17;

FIG. 24 is a bottom view of the connector of FIG. 17;

FIG. 25 is a front, top perspective view of a connector in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 26 is a rear, bottom perspective view of the connector of FIG. 25;

FIG. 27 is a front view of the connector of FIG. 25;

FIG. 28 is a rear view of the connector of FIG. 25;

FIG. 29 is a right side view of the connector of FIG. 25;

FIG. 30 is a left side view of the connector of FIG. 25;

FIG. 31 is a top view of the connector of FIG. 25;

FIG. 32 is a bottom view of the connector of FIG. 25;

FIG. 33 is a front, top perspective view of a connector in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 34 is a rear, bottom perspective view of the connector of FIG. 33;

FIG. 35 is a front view of the connector of FIG. 33;

FIG. 36 is a rear view of the connector of FIG. 33;

FIG. 37 is a right side view of the connector of FIG. 33;

FIG. 38 is a left side view of the connector of FIG. 33;

FIG. 39 is a top view of the connector of FIG. 33;

FIG. 40 is a bottom view of the connector of FIG. 33;

FIG. 41 is a front, top perspective view of a connector in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 42 is a rear, bottom perspective view of the connector of FIG. 41;

FIG. 43 is a front view of the connector of FIG. 41;

FIG. 44 is a rear view of the connector of FIG. 41;

FIG. 45 is a right side view of the connector of FIG. 41;

FIG. 46 is a left side view of the connector of FIG. 41;

FIG. 47 is a top view of the connector of FIG. 41; and,

FIG. 48 is a bottom view of the connector of FIG. 41.

The uneven broken lines immediately adjacent the shaded area(s) represent the bounds of the claimed design while all other broken lines represent unclaimed portions of the connector; the broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D1125071
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 26, 2025
Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
Assignee: Molex, LLC (Lisle, IL)
Inventors: Krishnaprasad Darbal Somanath (Bangalore), Gautam Sharma (Patna), Harsha Thyagaraj (Bangalore), Sreenath A (Kerala), Shivasharan Basavaraj Mahajanshetty (Bangalore), Patrick J Killian (Woodridge, IL)
Primary Examiner: Richard Edgar
Assistant Examiner: Robin Hammonds
Application Number: 29/995,274
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