3-in-1 IDE interface and power connector

- Seagate Technology, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an end elevation view thereof; the opposite end elevation view being a mirror image of the same;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment showing our new design;

FIG. 7 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a rear elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is an end elevation view thereof, the opposite end elevation view being a mirror image of the same.

The bottom of the connector forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
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D271686 December 6, 1983 Casciotti et al.
D272145 January 10, 1984 Casciotti et al.
D273859 May 15, 1984 Casciotti et al.
D319427 August 27, 1991 Ichitsubo
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Patent History
Patent number: D407688
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 16, 1996
Date of Patent: Apr 6, 1999
Assignee: Seagate Technology, Inc. (Scotts Valley, CA)
Inventors: Wallis Allen Dague (Louisville, CO), Virat Thantrakul (La Crescenta, CA)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Lavone D. Tabor
Law Firm: McDermott, Will & Emery
Application Number: 0/59,797
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Linear Array Of Identical Repeating Ports Or Contacts (i.e., In-line Array) (D13/147)
International Classification: 1303;