Socket connector with ribbed towers

- TVM Group, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the socket connector with ribbed towers.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the socket connector with ribbed towers.

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the socket connector with ribbed towers.

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view of the socket connector with ribbed towers.

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view of the socket connector with ribbed towers.

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of the socket connector with ribbed towers; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view of the socket connector with ribbed towers.

The broken line showing throughout the drawing figures is included for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D408789 April 27, 1999 Middlehurst et al.
D412489 August 3, 1999 Middlehurst et al.
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Patent History
Patent number: D434726
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 29, 1999
Date of Patent: Dec 5, 2000
Assignee: TVM Group, Inc. (Fremont, CA)
Inventor: Richard J. Middlehurst (Fremont, CA)
Primary Examiner: Joel Sincavage
Law Firm: Flehr Hohbach Test Albritton & Herbert LLP
Application Number: 0/113,132
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Linear Array Of Identical Repeating Ports Or Contacts (i.e., In-line Array) (D13/147)
International Classification: 1303;