Mini channel extender apparatus

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a mini channel extender apparatus embodying the new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the apparatus;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the apparatus;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view of the apparatus;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view of the apparatus;

FIG. 6 is a front end elevational view of the apparatus as taken along line 6--6 of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a rear end elevational view of the apparatus as taken along line 7--7 of FIG. 4;

FIG. 8 is a cross sectional view of the apparatus taken along line 8--8 of FIG. 5; and,

FIG. 9 is a cross sectional view of the apparatus taken along line 9--9 of FIG. 5.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D298121 October 18, 1988 Furuhashi
4687263 August 18, 1987 Cosmos et al.
4695258 September 22, 1987 Hanson et al.
4811165 March 7, 1989 Currier et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
2244181 November 1991 GBX
Other references
  • Cable assembly on p. 382 of DuPont Connector Systems Catalog 86-A Mar. 86. Connectors and cables on p. 136 of Specialized Products Co. Fall 1991 catalog. Ribbon connectors on p. 31B of Molex Catalog No. 980, 1990. Parallel printer extenders on p. 70 of MCM Electronics Spring 1991 catalog.
Patent History
Patent number: D346788
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 24, 1992
Date of Patent: May 10, 1994
Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company (Wilmington, DE)
Inventors: James L. Korzik (Roanoke, VA), Richard S. LaBarbera (Roanoke, VA), William K. Nailor, III (Camp Hill, PA), William A. Northey (Etters, PA), Harold W. Sundy (Landisburg, PA), John D. Walden (Mechanicsburg, PA)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Assistant Examiner: Joel Sincavage
Law Firm: Woodcock Washburn Kurtz Mackiewicz & Norris
Application Number: 7/919,695