Three-way straight connector

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a three-way straight connector of a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the connector;

FIG. 3 is a back elevational view of the connector;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view of the connector with the right side view being a mirror image;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the connector with the bottom plan view being identical;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a three-way straight connector of a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view of the connector;

FIG. 8 is a back elevational view of the connector;

FIG. 9 is a left side elevational view of the connector with the right side view being a mirror image; and,

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of the connector with the bottom plan view being identical.

FIGS. 2, 5 and 7-10 are shown on a reduced scale.

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Patent History
Patent number: D400428
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 16, 1996
Date of Patent: Nov 3, 1998
Inventor: Azad Sabounjian (Anaheim, CA)
Primary Examiner: B. J. Bullock
Law Firm: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
Application Number: 0/48,970
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8382
International Classification: 0808;