RJ-45 interchangeable transceiver module

- 3 Com Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an RJ-45 interchangeable transceiver module showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side plan view;

FIG. 5 is a right side plan view;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a front plan view thereof showing our design with a network adapter card. The broken line showing of the adapter card is included for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D354940
Type: Grant
Filed: May 17, 1993
Date of Patent: Jan 31, 1995
Assignee: 3 Com Corporation (Santa Clara, CA)
Inventors: Benjamin T. Speiser (San Francisco, CA), Lloyd N. Oliver (Milpitas, CA)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Joel Sincavage
Law Firm: Townsend and Townsend Khourie and Crew
Application Number: 0/8,524