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Connector

Granted 6 Feb 2001 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. · originally Sony Group Corporation

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Inventors: Teiyu Goto · Examiner: Joel Sincavage · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
115717
filed 21 Dec 1999
Publication
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US D437290
granted 6 Feb 2001

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top, left, front perspective…

FIG. 1 is a top, left, front perspective view of a connector showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof, a right side elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a top, right, rear perspective view thereof wherein the portions including the pins and a cord in broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D13/147

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