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Electric connector

Granted 4 Dec 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
123702
filed 24 May 2000
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US D451473
granted 4 Dec 2001

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electric connector showing my design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view hereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof; and

FIG. 7 is a left side elevational view thereof.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of another embodiment of an electric connector showing my design;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view hereof;

FIG. 13 is a right side elevational view thereof; and

FIG. 14 is a left side elevational view thereof.

FIG. 15 is a reference front view of the embodiments of FIGS. 1 and 8;

FIG. 16 is a reference enlarged left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a reference enlarged right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a reference cross sectional view along the line 18—18 of FIG. 15 without showing internal structure;

FIG. 19 is an enlarged reference cross sectional view along the line 19—19 of FIG. 15 without showing internal structure;

FIG. 20 is an enlarged reference cross sectional view along the line 20—20 of FIG. 15 without showing internal structure;

FIG. 21 is an enlarged reference front elevational view along the line 21—21 of FIG. 15 without showing internal structure;

FIG. 22 is an enlarged reference front view of the 22—22 portion of FIG. 15; and,

FIG. 23 is an enlarged reference front view of the 23—23 portion of FIG. 15.

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