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In-line dongle

Granted 3 May 2016 · no office action yet

Assignee: PayRange Inc.

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Inventors: Paresh K. Patel, Nathan Satter · Examiner: Austin Murphy · AU 2917 · TC 2900

Application
29/477,025
filed 18 Dec 2013
Publication
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US D755183
granted 3 May 2016

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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 exemplary second preferred in-line dongle.

FIG. 2 is a front plan view of the in-line dongle of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is a back plan view of the in-line dongle of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 4 is a first side view of the in-line dongle of FIG. 1 , the second side being a mirror image of that shown.

FIG. 5 is a first end view of a connector receptacle of the in-line dongle of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 6 is a second end view of a connector receptacle of the inline dongle of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 7 is a perspective view taken from the first end of the in-line dongle of FIG. 1 , the connectors and cables between which the in-line dongle is inserted being shown in broken lines for environmental purposes.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view taken from the second end of the inline dongle of FIG. 1 , the connectors and cables between which the in-line dongle is inserted being shown in broken lines for environmental purposes.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the in-line dongle of FIG. 1 within a vending machine.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the exemplary third preferred inline dongle with a gap indicating the in-line dongle can be of any length.

FIG. 11 is a front plan view of the in-line dongle of FIG. 10 .

FIG. 12 is a back plan view of the in-line dongle of FIG. 10 .

FIG. 13 is a first side view of the in-line dongle of FIG. 10 , the second side being a mirror image of that shown.

FIG. 14 is a first end view of a connector receptacle of the in-line dongle of FIG. 10 .

FIG. 15 is a second end view of a connector receptacle of the inline dongle of FIG. 10 .

FIG. 16 is a perspective view taken from the first end of the in-line dongle of FIG. 10 , the connectors and cables between which the in-line dongle is inserted being shown in broken lines for environmental purposes.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view taken from the second end of the inline dongle of FIG. 10 , the connectors and cables between which the in-line dongle is inserted being shown in broken lines for environmental purposes.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view of the in-line dongle of FIG. 10 within a vending machine.

FIG. 19 is a perspective view of the exemplary fourth preferred inline dongle with two vertical gaps indicating the in-line dongle can be of any width.

FIG. 20 is a front plan view of the in-line dongle of FIG. 19 .

FIG. 21 is a back plan view of the in-line dongle of FIG. 19 .

FIG. 22 is a first side view of the in-line dongle of FIG. 19 , the second side being a mirror image of that shown.

FIG. 23 is a first end view of a connector receptacle of the in-line dongle of FIG. 19 .

FIG. 24 is a second end view of a connector receptacle of the inline dongle of FIG. 19 .

FIG. 25 is a perspective view taken from the first end of the in-line dongle of FIG. 19 , the connectors and cables between which the in-line dongle is inserted being shown in broken lines for environmental purposes.

FIG. 26 is a perspective view taken from the second end of the inline dongle of FIG. 19 , the connectors and cables between which the in-line dongle is inserted being shown in broken lines for environmental purposes; and,

FIG. 27 is a perspective view of the in-line dongle of FIG. 19 within a vending machine.

The broken line depictions such as those of the connectors, cables, vending machine, and portions of the in-line dongle are included for environmental purposes and form no part of the claimed design.

The gaps shown in phantom are meant to indicate that the in-line dongle may be of any length and/or width as indicated.

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D14/433

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