Adapter

- COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front, right, top perspective view of an adapter showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear, right, bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear, right, top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a front, right, top perspective view thereof with the upper member of the adapter opened relative to the lower member of the adapter;

FIG. 11 is a rear, right, bottom perspective view thereof with the upper member of the adapter opened relative to the lower member of the adapter;

FIG. 12 is a rear, right, top perspective view thereof with the upper member of the adapter opened relative to the lower member of the adapter;

FIG. 13 is a front view thereof with the upper member of the adapter opened relative to the lower member of the adapter;

FIG. 14 is a rear view thereof with the upper member of the adapter opened relative to the lower member of the adapter;

FIG. 15 is a left side view thereof with the upper member of the adapter opened relative to the lower member of the adapter;

FIG. 16 is a right side view thereof with the upper member of the adapter opened relative to the lower member of the adapter; FIG. 17 is a top view thereof with the upper member of the adapter opened relative to the lower member of the adapter;

FIG. 18 is a bottom view thereof with the upper member of the adapter opened relative to the lower member of the adapter;

FIG. 19 is a perspective view thereof with the adapter clamped to a notebook computer in an open state;

FIG. 20 is an enlarged view of the portion, labeled ‘20’ of FIG. 19;

FIG. 21 is a perspective view thereof with the adapter clamped to a notebook computer in a closed state; and,

FIG. 22 is an enlarged view of the portion, labeled ‘22’ of FIG. 21.

The dot-dot-dash broken lines depict reference to the enlargements shown in FIGS. 19-22 and form no part of the claim. The dashed broken line showing the additional notebook computer in FIGS. 19-22 depict environmental subject matter only and form no part of the claim, while all other dashed broken lines depict portions of the adapter that form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash broken lines represent the boundaries of the claimed design, and form no part thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for an adapter, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D917488
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 24, 2018
Date of Patent: Apr 27, 2021
Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC. (Taipei)
Inventors: Chia-Chi Sun (Taipei), Yun-Tung Pai (Taipei), Yen-Hua Hsiao (Taipei), Yi-Hsuan Lin (Taipei), Jui-Hsien Chien (Taipei), Han-Sheng Siao (Taipei)
Primary Examiner: Marie D. Fast Horse
Application Number: 29/661,041