Connector assembly and connector

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Description

FIG. 1 front, right side perspective view of a first embodiment of a conduit connector embodying our new design.

FIG. 2 is a rear, left side perspective view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a left side view thereof.

FIG. 8 is a right side view thereof.

FIG. 9 is a sectioned view through the line 9-9 shown in FIG. 5.

FIG. 10 is a sectioned view through the line 10-10 shown in FIG. 5.

FIG. 11 front, right side perspective view of a second embodiment of a conduit connector embodying our new design.

FIG. 12 is a rear, left side perspective view thereof.

FIG. 13 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 14 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 15 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 16 is a rear view thereof.

FIG. 17 is a left side view thereof.

FIG. 18 is a right side view thereof.

FIG. 19 is a sectioned view through the line 19-19 shown in FIG. 15.

FIG. 20 is a sectioned view through the line 20-20 shown in FIG. 15.

FIG. 21 front, right side perspective view of a third embodiment of a conduit connector embodying our new design.

FIG. 22 is a rear, left side perspective view thereof.

FIG. 23 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 24 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 25 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 26 is a rear view thereof.

FIG. 27 is a left side view thereof.

FIG. 28 is right side view thereof.

FIG. 29 is a sectioned view through the line 29-29 shown in FIG. 25; and,

FIG. 30 is a sectioned view through the line 30-30 shown in FIG. 25.

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 assemblies and connectors according to the claimed design may be used in any orientation.

Broken lines are used to illustrate features of the conduit connector which form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim, the ornamental design for a conduit connector, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D974551
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 9, 2020
Date of Patent: Jan 3, 2023
Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited (Auckland)
Inventors: Rachel Nicole Mosen (Auckland), Christopher Peter Hutchinson (Aliso Viejo, CA), Emeric Henri Michel Belleux (Auckland), Hugo Max Treherne James (Auckland)
Primary Examiner: Natasha Vujcic
Assistant Examiner: Gilbert B Ford
Application Number: 29/761,521