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USB plug

Granted 7 Apr 2009 · 2 office actions

Assignee: EXCEL CELL ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.

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Inventors: Chin-Tsai Shih, Chih-Ming Lin · Examiner: Daniel D Bui · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/299,726
filed 3 Jan 2008
Publication
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US D589887
granted 7 Apr 2009

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a USB plug showing our 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;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

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

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line depicts internal elements of the USB plug shown in FIG. 5 is unclaimed subject matter and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D13/147

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USthis patentUS-D589887-SS17 Apr 20093 Jan 2008grantedUSB plug
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TWTW-D127747-S1S111 Mar 200928 Sep 2007published微型usb之接頭zh

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