Connector

- Molex, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, right side perspective view of a first embodiment of a connector, showing our new design;

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

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top, front, left side perspective view of a second embodiment of a connector;

FIG. 10 is a top, rear, left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a front elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 16 is a rear elevation view thereof.

The broken lines immediately adjacent to the shaded areas depict the bounds of the claimed design and form no part thereof; all other broken lines 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: D961523
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 23, 2020
Date of Patent: Aug 23, 2022
Assignee: Molex, LLC (Lisle, IL)
Inventors: Michael Gonzalez (Lisle, IL), Joseph D. Comerci (Lisle, IL), Ishwarappa Ganamukhi (Bangalore), KrishnaPrasad Darbal Somanath (Bangalore), Manohara Ramakrishna Gowda (Bangalore)
Primary Examiner: Kendra Leslie Hamilton
Assistant Examiner: Amanda Christensen
Application Number: 29/759,450