Connector assembly

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a connector assembly showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the connector assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the connector assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a back side view of the connector assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the connector assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the connector assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the connector assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the top corner connector portion of the connector assembly of FIG. 1, the top corner connector portion being shown separately to show aspects of the design that are not visible when the top corner connector portion is combined with other portions of the design;

FIG. 9 is a top view of the top corner connector portion of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the top corner connector portion of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a right side view of the top corner connector portion of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a left side view of the top corner connector portion of FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a front view of the top corner connector portion of FIG. 8;

FIG. 14 is back side view of the top corner connector portion of FIG. 8;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the bottom corner connector portion of the connector assembly of FIG. 1, the bottom corner connector portion being shown separately to show aspects of the design that are not visible when the bottom corner connector portion is combined with other portions of the design;

FIG. 16 is a bottom view of the bottom corner connector portion of FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a top view of the bottom corner connector portion of FIG. 15;

FIG. 18 is a left side view of the bottom corner connector portion of FIG. 15;

FIG. 19 is a back side view of the bottom corner connector portion of FIG. 15;

FIG. 20 is a right side view of the bottom corner connector portion of FIG. 15;

FIG. 21 is a front view of the bottom corner connector portion of FIG. 15;

FIG. 22 is a perspective view of the gusset plate corner connector portion of the connector assembly of FIG. 1, the gusset plate corner connector portion being shown separately to show aspects of the design that are not visible when the gusset plate corner connector portion is combined with other portions of the design;

FIG. 23 is a top view of the gusset plate of FIG. 22;

FIG. 24 is a bottom view of the gusset plate of FIG. 22;

FIG. 25 is a left side view of the gusset plate of FIG. 22;

FIG. 26 is a front view of the gusset plate of FIG. 22; and,

FIG. 27 is a right side view of the gusset plate of FIG. 22.

The broken lines in the drawings are for the purpose of illustrating portions of the connector assembly that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D867108
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 22, 2016
Date of Patent: Nov 19, 2019
Assignee: Vector Bloc, Corp. (Toronto)
Inventor: Julian Bowron (Toronto)
Primary Examiner: Barbara Fox
Assistant Examiner: Kristin E Reed
Application Number: 29/568,900
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/354