Fence connector

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, left side perspective view of a fence connector showing our new design;

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

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a reference view 1 showing the state of use;

FIG. 10 is a reference view 2 showing the state of use;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of detail “11” (identified in FIG. 9), shown at a greater scale for clarity of disclosure; and,

FIG. 12 is an enlarged view of detail “12” (identified in FIG. 10), shown at a greater scale for clarity of disclosure.

The broken lines in the drawings depict unclaimed environmental subject matter only and form no part of the claimed design. The waved broken lines shown in FIGS. 9-10 depict a symbolic break in length and form no part of the claimed design. The appearance of any portion of the article between the symbolic break lines forms no part of the claimed design.

The dot-dash broken lines in FIGS. 9-12 depict the boundaries of the enlarged portions and form no part of the claimed design. The symbolic break is also indicated by brackets in FIGS. 9 and 10.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D1125988
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 7, 2024
Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
Assignee: CoCreation Grass Co., Ltd. (Huaian)
Inventors: Hui Wang (Huaian), Yangjing Sun (Huaian), Chungui Zhao (Huaian)
Primary Examiner: Darlington Ly
Assistant Examiner: Sydney M Evans
Application Number: 29/931,593
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/382; D8/354