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Vehicle on-board diagnostics (OBD) dongle

Granted 24 Mar 2015 · no office action yet

Current assignee: BRIDGESTONE MOBILITY SOLUTIONS B.V. · originally TomTom International BV

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Inventors: Daniel Browning · Examiner: Antoine D Davis · AU 2917 · TC 2900

Application
29/473,674
filed 25 Nov 2013
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US D724977
granted 24 Mar 2015

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the front and upper surfaces of the dongle, wherein the handle is in its closed position.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the back and lower surfaces of the dongle.

FIG. 3 is a top view of the dongle.

FIG. 4 is right side view of the dongle.

FIG. 5 is a back view of the dongle.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the dongle.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the back and upper surfaces of the dongle, wherein the handle is in its open position.

FIG. 8 is a left side view of the dongle; and,

FIG. 9 is a front view of the dongle.

The dongle comprises a handle to facilitate its removal by a user when inserted into the OBD port of a vehicle. The handle is shown in a closed position in FIGS. 1 to 6 , and in an open position in FIGS. 7 to 9 .

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USthis patentUS-D724977-SS124 Mar 201525 Nov 2013grantedVehicle on-board diagnostics (OBD) dongle
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AUAU-352745-SS5 Dec 201325 Nov 2013publishedDongle
CACA-154167-SS24 Sep 201422 Nov 2013grantedVehicle on-board diagnostics dongle

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