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Lay-in electrical connector

Granted 23 Jun 2009 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Surge Suppression Incorporated · originally Ilsco Corporation

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Inventors: Carl J. Taylor, Thomas M. Sweeney · Examiner: Brian N Vinson · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/327,300
filed 4 Nov 2008
Publication
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US D594825
granted 23 Jun 2009

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top, front, and right…

FIG. 1 is a top, front, and right side perspective view of a first embodiment of a lay-in electrical connector showing our new design, the broken-line disclosure of ports and openings being for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design, and the connector being shown broken away to indicate unclaimed length;

FIG. 2 is a top, front, and right side perspective view of a second embodiment thereof, with the connector being shown broken away to indicate unclaimed length;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof, with the rear elevational view being a mirror image of that shown;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top, front, and right side perspective view of a third embodiment of a lay-in electrical connector showing our new design, the broken-line disclosure of ports and openings being for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design, and the connector being shown broken away to indicate unclaimed length;

FIG. 9 is a top, front, and right side perspective view of a fourth embodiment thereof, with the connector being shown broken away to indicate unclaimed length;

FIG. 10 is a front elevational view thereof, with the rear elevational view being a mirror image of that shown;

FIG. 11 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D13/155

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