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Combined universal connector and cap

Granted 9 Mar 1999 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Bracco Research Usa, Inc. · originally Bracco S.p.A.

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Inventors: Mark E. Gabbard, John J. Niedospial, Jr., Timothy J. Gabbard · Examiner: Susan J. Lucas · AU 291 · TC 2900

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filed 20 Jan 1998
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US D406643
granted 9 Mar 1999

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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 combined universal connector with cap inserted into a medical bag showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the combined universal connector and cap, all sides being equal;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the combined universal connector and cap in a detached mode;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the cap, the connector not being shown for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 7 is a side elevational view of the universal connector;

FIG. 8 is another side elevational view of the universal connector;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the connector; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the connector;

The cap has been omitted from FIGS. 7 through 10 for clarity of illustration.

The medical bag shown in broken lines in FIG. 1 is for illustrative purpose only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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D24/112

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