Connector

- Molex, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of my design;

FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the connector 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: D953990
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 26, 2019
Date of Patent: Jun 7, 2022
Assignee: Molex, LLC (Lisle, IL)
Inventor: Toyokazu Egawa (Yamato)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Assistant Examiner: Landon Thomas Cassell
Application Number: 29/707,078