Connector

Description

The file of this patent contains at least one drawing/photograph executed in color. Copies of this patent with color drawing(s) will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

FIG. 1 is a bottom front perspective view of a connector showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is another side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The dashed broken lines in the figures show portions of the connector that form no part of the claimed design.

The dot-dash broken lines in the figures show boundaries that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a connector, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Akana; Jody (San Francisco, CA), Andre; Bartley K. (Palo Alto, CA), Bataillou; Jeremy (San Francisco, CA), Coster; Daniel J. (San Francisco, CA), De Iuliis; Daniele (San Francisco, CA), Hankey; M. Evans (San Francisco, CA), Hoenig; Julian (San Francisco, CA), Howarth; Richard P. (San Francisco, CA), Ive; Jonathan P. (San Francisco, CA), Kerr; Duncan Robert (San Francisco, CA), Nishibori; Shin (Kailua, HI), Rohrbach; Matthew Dean (San Francisco, CA), Russell-Clarke; Peter (San Francisco, CA), Stringer; Christopher J. (Woodside, CA), Whang; Eugene Antony (San Francisco, CA), Zorkendorfer; Rico (San Francisco, CA)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Apple Inc. Cupertino CA US
Assignee:	Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Appl. No.:	D/558,758
Filed:	March 21, 2016

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29529183	Jun 4, 2015	D751991
	29449244	Jun 9, 2015	D731434
	29432034	Sep 12, 2012
	29426587	Jun 18, 2013	D684539

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Current U.S. Class:	D13/147
Current International Class:	1303
Field of Search:	;D13/133,146,147,154,156,184,199 ;D14/432,433,434,435.1,438

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Primary Examiner: Bui; Daniel D
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.