Multi-connector expansion interface device

- Pitney Bowes Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front and right side perspective view of a multi-connector expansion interface device which incorporates the new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view therof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof; and

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top, front and right side perspective view of an alternative embodiment of a multi-connector expansion interface device which incorporates the new design;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a left side view thereof; and,

FIG. 12 is a rear view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
5321580 June 14, 1994 Hosoi et al.
5325491 June 28, 1994 Fasig
5386567 January 31, 1995 Lien et al.
5411416 May 2, 1995 Balon et al.
5592362 January 7, 1997 Ohgami et al.
Other references
  • Western Telematic, Inc., Mar. 1988 Product Catalog, Data Broadcasting Unit, p. 8.
Patent History
Patent number: D398583
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 4, 1996
Date of Patent: Sep 22, 1998
Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc. (Stamford, CT)
Inventors: Paul R. Sette (Branford, CT), Richard A. Sloan, Jr. (Southbury, CT)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Lavone D. Tabor
Attorneys: Robert H. Whisker, Melvin J. Scolnick
Application Number: 0/61,948
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Linear Array Of Identical Repeating Ports Or Contacts (i.e., In-line Array) (D13/147)
International Classification: 1303;