Connector
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The broken lines depict unclaimed environmental subject matter and form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
I claim the ornamental design for a connector, as shown and described.
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- Photograph of connector sold by Medline; product presently believed to have been publicly available since at least before Sep. 29, 2011; 1 page.
Type: Grant
Filed: May 19, 2014
Date of Patent: Dec 6, 2016
Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc. (Mundelein, IL)
Inventor: Clark F. Bow (Dandridge, TN)
Primary Examiner: David Muller
Application Number: 29/491,226