Connector device for promoting building skills

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Description

FIG. 1 is a bottom front perspective view of the connector device for promoting building skills;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof, wherein the bottom view is a mirror image of the top view;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof, wherein the left-side elevational view is a mirror image of the right-side elevational view;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view, wherein the back elevational view is a mirror image of the front elevational view;

FIG. 5 is a top back perspective view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a reduced environmental view of a connector device forming a joint between a first building piece, a second building piece, and a third building piece;

FIG. 7 is a reduced environmental view of multiple connector devices forming joints between multiple building pieces;

FIG. 8 is a reduced environmental view of multiple connector devices forming joints between multiple building pieces to form a larger building structure; and,

FIG. 9 is a reduced environmental view of multiple connector devices forming joints between multiple building pieces to form a larger building structure.

The dash-dot broken lines represent the boundaries of the enlarged partial views of FIGS. 6-9 and all other broken lines represent portions of the article that form no part of the claimed design. None of the broken lines form a part of the claim.

Claims

The ornamental design for a connector device for promoting building skills, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D949979
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 15, 2019
Date of Patent: Apr 26, 2022
Assignee: South Dakota Board of Regents (Brookings, SD)
Inventors: Angela McKillip (Nunda, SD), Todd Letcher (Brookings, SD), Roxanne Lucchesi (Brookings, SD), Craig Silvernagel (Brookings, SD), Barb Heller (Brookings, SD), Kay Cutler (White, SD), Chris Hume (Broomfield, CO), Abigail Vaz (Homer, AK), Maggie Smither (Sioux Falls, SD), Elisabeth Gordon (Madison, SD), Nathan Stang (Brookings, SD), Angela Heinz (Mina, SD), Tyana Gottsleben (Philip, SD)
Primary Examiner: Cynthia M. Chin
Application Number: 29/713,541
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Circular (D21/488)