Patent
   D951204
Priority
Jul 06 2012
Filed
Aug 23 2021
Issued
May 10 2022
Expiry
May 10 2037
Assg.orig
Entity
unknown
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The ornamental design for a connector, as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of a connector showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is another side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a rear view thereof.

The broken lines in the figures show portions of the connector that form no part of the claimed design.

The shade lines in the figures show contour and not surface ornamentation.

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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