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Connector assembly and connector

Granted 3 Jan 2023 · no office action yet

Application
29/761,521
filed 9 Dec 2020
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US D974551
granted 3 Jan 2023

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Description

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›FIG. 1 front, right side perspective view of…

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.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/129

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Natasha Vujcic
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USthis patentUS-D974551-SS13 Jan 20239 Dec 2020grantedConnector assembly and connector
USUS-D1054555-SS117 Dec 202418 Nov 2022grantedConduit connector
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CACA-203859-SS3 Apr 20231 Jun 2021grantedConnector for medical breathing systems

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