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Wire connector

Granted 15 Dec 1998 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Panduit Corp. · originally Panduit

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Inventors: Scott K. Benedict · Examiner: Joel Sincavage · AU 291 · TC 2900

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filed 31 Oct 1996

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US D402629

granted 15 Dec 1998

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the wire connector;

FIG. 2 is a front view, which is identical to the rear view, of the wire connector of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view, which is identical to the other side view, of the wire connector of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top view of the wire connector of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the wire connector of FIG. 1.

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for a wire connector, as shown and described.

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D13/150

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D402629-S	S	15 Dec 1998	31 Oct 1996	granted	Wire connector

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-131734-S	S	20 Oct 1997	8 Apr 1997	published	Wire connector

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