Connector for a respiratory system conduit

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a connector for a respiratory system conduit which embodies our design.

FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of a connector for a respiratory system conduit which embodies our design;

FIG. 9 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a top view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings illustrate portions of the connector for a respiratory system conduit which form no part of the claimed design.

The surface shading is an artefact of filing in the United States of America and does not necessarily form part of the claimed design.

The references to “left”, “right”, “front”, “rear”, “top” and “bottom” in the figure descriptions are not meant to require certain in-use orientation; the connector for a respiratory system conduit according to the claimed design may be used on any orientation.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D940861
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 3, 2020
Date of Patent: Jan 11, 2022
Assignee: FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE LIMITED (Auckland)
Inventors: Rachel Nicole Mosen (Auckland), Andrew James Webb (Auckland), Hugo Max Treherne James (Auckland), Bruce Gordon Holyoake (Auckland), Andrew William White (Auckland), Clodagh Mary Moran (Auckland), Graeme Matthew Smith (Auckland), Craig Karl White (Auckland), Jojo Santos Badenas (Auckland)
Primary Examiner: Natasha Vujcic
Assistant Examiner: Gilbert B Ford
Application Number: 29/726,457