Seven conductor cable with converter block for single cable interconnections
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The appearance of our design for a Seven Conductor Cable and Converter Block for Single Cable Interconnections, characterized by a converter block with seven RCA-style jacks that interconnect with seven flexible conductor cables with RCA-style plugs at each end. The flexible interconnect cable, shown in segment and in dotted line, may be of varying length, and as such is considered environmental structure that is a not part of the claimed design.
FIG. 1 is a left, top and front perspective view, showing a preferred embodiment of our design;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view of FIG. 1, with the seven flexible conductor cables shown in segment;
FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 1, with the seven flexible conductor cables shown in segment;
FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of FIG. 1, with the seven flexible conductor cables shown in segment;
FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view of FIG. 1, with the seven flexible conductor cables shown in segment;
FIG. 6 is a right elevation view of FIG. 1, with the rightmost flexible conductor cable shown in segment;
FIG. 7 is a left elevation view of FIG. 1, with the leftmost flexible conductor cable shown in segment;
FIG. 8 is a left, top and front perspective view, showing a detail of one of the RCA-style plugs, connected to an end of each of the seven flexible conductor cables;
FIG. 9 is a top plan view of FIG. 8, the bottom being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 10 is a front elevation view of FIG. 8; and,
FIG. 11 is a rear elevation view of FIG. 8.
Elements of the claimed design in FIGS. 2-7 are shown broken away for ease of illustration. Additionally, elements of the claimed design in FIGS. 6-11 are shown detached for clarity of illustration.
Claims
We claim the ornamental design for a seven conductor cable with converter block for single cable interconnections, as shown and described.
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 20, 2003
Date of Patent: Apr 18, 2006
Assignee: Metra Electronics Corporation (Holly Hill, FL)
Inventors: Steven J. Hertel (Lakewood, CA), John C. Williams (Covina, CA), Charles J. Ortega (Long Beach, CA)
Primary Examiner: Holly Baynham
Assistant Examiner: Cynthia M. Chin
Attorney: Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
Application Number: 29/183,928