Connector

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Description

FIG. 1 is a side view of a connector, the opposite side being a mirror image.

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof, the bottom being a mirror image; and,

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D816216
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 8, 2016
Date of Patent: Apr 24, 2018
Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
Inventors: Laurence Gulliver (Auckland), Michael Paul Ronayne (Auckland), Charles William Douglas Irving (Auckland), Mark Thomas O'Connor (Auckland)
Primary Examiner: Sandra S Snapp
Assistant Examiner: Ieisha N Price
Application Number: 29/551,020