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Two-piece interlocking connector

Granted 10 Sep 1996 · no office action yet

Assignee: Lowrance Electronics, Inc.

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Inventors: Richard J. Robbins, Mitchell H. Bloom · Examiner: Joel Sincavage · AU 291 · TC 2900

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filed 28 Sep 1995
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US D373568
granted 10 Sep 1996

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an assembled two-piece interlocking connector embodying our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof, taken from the side opposite that illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof, taken from the side opposite that illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an end view taken from the left of the assembled two-piece interlocking connector illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an end view taken from from the right of the assembled two-piece interlocking connector illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a front perspective view of a female component of the two-piece interlocking connector illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a side elevational view thereof, taken from the side opposite that illustrated in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof, taken from the side opposite that illustrated in FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is an end view taken from the left of the female component of the two-piece interlocking connector illustrated in FIG. 6;

FIG. 10 is an end view taken from the right of the female component of the two-piece interlocking connector illustrated in FIG. 6;

FIG. 11 is a front perspective view of a male component of the two-piece interlocking connector illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is a side elevational view thereof, taken from the side opposite that illustrated in FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view thereof, taken from the side opposite that illustrated in FIG. 11;

FIG. 14 is an end view taken from the left of the male component of the two-piece interlocking connector illustrated in FIG. 11; and,

FIG. 15 is an end view taken from the right of the male component of the two-piece interlocking connector illustrated in FIG. 11.

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