Electrical connector

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of an electrical connector showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevation view of the electrical connector;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the electrical connector;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the electrical connector;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view of the electrical connector;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevation view of the electrical connector;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the front, top and right side of the electrical connector; and,

FIG. 8 is a reduced top plan view of the electrical connector in a connecting condition. A printed circuit board and a counterpart electrical connector are drawn in broken lines for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an electrical connector, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Moriwake; Ryo (Izumiotsu, JP), Tsutsui; Takashi (Nissin, JP)
Assignee:	J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd. (Osaka, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/205,627
Filed:	May 17, 2004

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	163078	Jun 25, 2002	D491892

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Jan 8, 2002 [JP]			2002-119
Jan 8, 2002 [JP]			2002-120
Jan 8, 2002 [JP]			2002-121
Jan 8, 2002 [JP]			2002-118

Current U.S. Class:	D13/147
Current International Class:	1303
Field of Search:	;D13/146,147 ;439/63,78,79,108,188,540.1,540.5,544,553,557,607-610,638,620,676,717,677-681

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

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Foreign Patent Documents

	1043101		Jul 1999		JP
	308519		Jun 1997		TW
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	407952		Oct 2000		TW
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Primary Examiner: Reid; Stella
Assistant Examiner: Sikder; Selina
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Fasse; W. F. Fasse; W. G.