Electrical connector housing

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view as seen from the front and upper right of a first embodiment of an electrical connector housing showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view as seen from the front and upper right of a second embodiment of the electrical connector housing;

FIG. 9 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line showing throughout the drawing views 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: D411173
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 24, 1998
Date of Patent: Jun 22, 1999
Assignee: Elcon Products International (Fremont, CA)
Inventors: Danny Kwun-Man Chau (Fremont, CA), Richard J. Middlehurst (Fremont, CA)
Primary Examiner: Joel Sincavage
Law Firm: Burns, Doane, Swecker & Mathis LLP
Application Number: 0/87,058
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Linear Array Of Identical Repeating Ports Or Contacts (i.e., In-line Array) (D13/147)
International Classification: 1303;