Connector

- Molex, LLC
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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front perspective view of an alternate embodiment of the connector showing our new design which is a mirror image of the connector of FIGS. 1-8;

FIG. 10 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 13 is left side view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 16 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines immediately adjacent to the shaded areas depict the bounds of the claimed design and form no part thereof. The broken lines depicting the remainder of the connector show features that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D920921
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 15, 2019
Date of Patent: Jun 1, 2021
Assignee: Molex, LLC (Lisle, IL)
Inventors: Ishwarappa Ganamukhi (Bangalore), Pierre Perez (Aurora, IL)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Assistant Examiner: Landon T Cassell
Application Number: 29/713,312