USB hub

- Belkin Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of the USB hub;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front, right, top perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a rear, left, bottom perspective 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 USB hub, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D530717
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 15, 2005
Date of Patent: Oct 24, 2006
Assignee: Belkin Corporation (Compton, CA)
Inventors: Kenneth Mori (Los Angeles, CA), David Goetz (Los Angeles, CA), William Tan (Los Angeles, CA)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Susan Moon Lee
Attorney: Bryan Cave LLP
Application Number: 29/227,834
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Docking Station Or Memory Expansion Base (D14/434)