Breakaway connector

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Description

FIG. 1 is first top perspective view of an embodiment of a breakaway connector in a disconnected configuration.

FIG. 2 is a second top perspective view of the breakaway connector of FIG. 1.

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

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof, the bottom being a mirror image.

FIG. 5 is a back end view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a front end view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a first top perspective view of the breakaway connector of FIG. 1 in a connected configuration.

FIG. 8 is a second top perspective view of the breakaway connector of FIG. 7.

FIG. 9 is a left side view thereof, the right side being a mirror image.

FIG. 10 is a top view thereof, the bottom being a mirror image.

FIG. 11 is a back end view thereof; and,

FIG. 12 is a front end view thereof.

The broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D865954
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 30, 2018
Date of Patent: Nov 5, 2019
Assignee: Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (South Jordan, UT)
Inventors: Jim Mottola (West Jordan, UT), Denise Hallisey (Wethersfield, CT), Gregory R. McArthur (Sandy, UT), Richard P. Jenkins (Bluffdale, UT), Brian Stevens (Pleasant Grove, UT)
Primary Examiner: David G Muller
Application Number: 29/642,644