Fluid connector

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the fluid connector of the present design application; the break lines in the fluid connector body are shown to indicate that a specific length of fluid connector forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIGS. 1–7 are lined for the color Blue.

The broken lines in the Figures illustrate portions of the fluid connector that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a fluid connector, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D590483
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 9, 2008
Date of Patent: Apr 14, 2009
Assignee: Masco Corporation of Indiana (Indianapolis, IN)
Inventors: Kurt Judson Thomas (Indianapolis, IN), Michael Shane Hughett (Monrovia, IN), Brian Alan Enlow (Fishers, IN), Derek Allen Brown (Lizton, IN)
Primary Examiner: T. Chase Nelson
Assistant Examiner: Michael A Pratt
Attorney: Leon E. Redman
Application Number: 29/306,415
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (20) (D23/303)