Universal serial bus hub

- Belkin Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, right, front, isometric view of a universal serial bus hub;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a universal serial bus hub, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D512718
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 26, 2003
Date of Patent: Dec 13, 2005
Assignee: Belkin Corporation (Compton, CA)
Inventors: Kenneth Mori (Los Angeles, CA), Ernesto Quinteros (Los Angeles, CA)
Primary Examiner: M. H. Tung
Attorney: Bryan Cave LLP
Application Number: 29/188,952
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Docking Station Or Memory Expansion Base (D14/434)