Connector

- Molex, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front right top perspective view of a connector showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front left top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front right top perspective view of an alternative embodiment of a connector showing our new design;

FIG. 10 is a front left top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a front right top perspective view of an alternative embodiment of a connector showing our new design;

FIG. 18 is a front left top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a front right top perspective view of an alternative embodiment of a connector showing our new design;

FIG. 26 is a front left top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 28 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 29 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 30 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 31 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 32 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 33 is a front right top perspective view of an alternative embodiment of a connector showing our new design;

FIG. 34 is a front left top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 35 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 36 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 37 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 38 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 39 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 40 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 41 is a front right top perspective view of an alternative embodiment of a connector showing our new design;

FIG. 42 is a front left top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 43 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 44 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 45 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 46 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 47 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 48 is a rear view thereof.

The uneven-length broken lines immediately adjacent to the shaded area define the bounds of the claimed design and form no part thereof. The even-length broken lines depicting the remainder of the connector 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: D1146818
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 11, 2022
Date of Patent: Sep 8, 2026
Assignee: Molex, LLC (Lisle, IL)
Inventors: Manohara Ramakrishna Gowda (Mandya), Goolappa Basavaraj Madiwalar (Shorapur)
Primary Examiner: Leanne Was-Englehart
Assistant Examiner: Devin Kelly
Application Number: 29/859,709
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