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						Patent
 
						   D751991
 
					 
				 
				
					
						Priority
 
						Jul 06 2012
					 
				 
				
					
						Filed
						Jun 04 2015
 
					 
				 
				
					
						Issued
						Mar 22 2016
					 
				 
				
					
						Expiry
						Mar 22 2031
					   
					   						
					 
				 
				
					
						
						
					 
				 
				
					
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			  The ornamental design for a connector, as shown and described. 
			  
			  
			  
			  
			 
		 
	 
 
	
The patent or application file contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copies of this patent or patent application publication with color drawing(s) will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.
FIG. 1  is a bottom front perspective view of a connector showing our new design;
FIG. 2  is a front view thereof;
FIG. 3  is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 4  is a side view thereof;
FIG. 5  is another side view thereof;
FIG. 6  is a top view thereof; and,
FIG. 7  is a bottom view thereof.
The dot-dash lines in the figures show portions of the connector that form no part of the claimed design.
 
	
	Akana, Jody , Andre, Bartley K. , Bataillou, Jeremy , Coster, Daniel J. , De Iuliis, Daniele , Hankey, M. Evans , Hoenig, Julian , Howarth, Richard P. , Ive, Jonathan P. , Kerr, Duncan Robert , Nishibori, Shin , Rohrbach, Matthew Dean , Russell-Clarke, Peter , Stringer, Christopher J. , Whang, Eugene Antony , Zörkendörfer, Rico 
	
	
	  
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