Vertical electrical connector

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, left, front perspective view of a vertical electrical connector in accordance with one embodiment of our design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom, right, front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top, left, rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom, right, front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a left side elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a right side elevation view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the vertical electrical connector that form no part of the claimed design.

The dash-dot line broken lines define the bounds of the claimed design and form no part thereof.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D965530
Type: Grant
Filed: May 1, 2019
Date of Patent: Oct 4, 2022
Assignee: Samtec, Inc. (New Albany, IN)
Inventors: Chadrick Paul Faith (Corydon, IN), Gary Ellsworth Biddle (Carlisle, PA), Randall Eugene Musser (Enola, PA), Jonathan Earl Buck (Hershey, PA)
Primary Examiner: Mary Shannon Malley
Assistant Examiner: Lee D. Starr
Application Number: 29/689,688