Connector

Description

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

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof, the rear view being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof, the bottom view being a mirror image; and,

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof, the right side view being a mirror image.

The dot-dash broken lines on the cable portion represent indeterminate length.

The broken line in FIG. 4 drawing views is included for the purpose of illustrating unclaimed portions of the connector and forms 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), Anderson; Molly (San Francisco, CA), Andre; Bartley K. (Palo Alto, CA), Aoyagi; Shota (San Francisco, CA), Ashcroft; Anthony Michael (San Francisco, CA), Bataillou; Jeremy (San Francisco, CA), Coster; Daniel J. (San Francisco, CA), De Iuliis; Daniele (San Francisco, CA), Hankey; M. Evans (Cupertino, CA), Hoenig; Julian (San Francisco, CA), Howarth; Richard P. (San Francisco, CA), Ive; Jonathan P. (San Francisco, CA), Kerr; Duncan Robert (San Francisco, CA), Rohrbach; Matthew Dean (San Francisco, CA), Russell-Clarke; Peter (San Francisco, CA), Shaffer; Benjamin Andrew (San Jose, CA), Silvanto; Mikael (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/643,441
Filed:	April 9, 2018

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29601254	Apr 20, 2017	D817889
	29519786	May 30, 2017	D788041

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

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Primary Examiner: Bui; Daniel D
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Saidman DesignLaw Group, LLC

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