Gravity feed telecommunications connector

- The Siemon Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the design of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a left side view, the right side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the invention; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the invention.

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Patent History
Patent number: D382274
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 22, 1995
Date of Patent: Aug 12, 1997
Assignee: The Siemon Company (Watertown, CT)
Inventors: Denny Lo (Danbury, CT), John A. Siemon (Woodbury, CT), Timothy Repp (New Hartford, CT)
Primary Examiner: Joel Sincavage
Law Firm: Fishman, Dionne, Cantor & Colburn
Application Number: 0/46,981
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Connector (D14/256); Linear Array Of Identical Repeating Ports Or Contacts (i.e., In-line Array) (D13/147)
International Classification: 1401;