USPatent applicationPatented

In-line dongle

Granted 28 Mar 2017 · no office action yet

Current assignee: BAIN CAPITAL CREDIT, LP · originally PayRange Inc.

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

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29/557,541
filed 9 Mar 2016
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Patent
US D782482
granted 28 Mar 2017

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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 in-line dongle and shows a longitudinal center portion thereof, the dashed line depiction of the sides indicating the sides of the in-line dongle can be of any shape or curvature.

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; and,

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the in-line dongle of FIG. 1 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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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/433

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