Shelving connector

- TARGET BRANDS, INC.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a right, front, perspective view of a shelving connector showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left, front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being a mirror image of the right side view;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is an environmental right, front perspective view of the shelving connector of FIG. 1.

The broken line showing of the shelf and shelf supports in FIG. 8 represents the environment of the claimed design and forms no part thereof. The broken lines in FIGS. 1-8 illustrate portions of the shelving connector and form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash broken lines in the drawings define the bounds of the claim and form no part thereof. All portions of the shelving connector between the break lines in FIGS. 1-5 and 8 form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D784797
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 9, 2015
Date of Patent: Apr 25, 2017
Assignee: TARGET BRANDS, INC. (Minneapolis, MN)
Inventor: Thomas P. Kuehn (St. Louis Park, MN)
Primary Examiner: Sheryl Lane
Assistant Examiner: Ieisha Price
Application Number: 29/519,832
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/382