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US 1,103,940 · App. 29/866,950 · Granted Dec 2, 2025

Electrical cable connector

Inventors: Randall Eugene Musser (New Albany, IN); Jonathan Earl Buck (New Albany, IN); John Mongold (New Albany, IN)
Assignee: SAMTEC, INC.
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Patent No.
US 1,103,940
App. No.
29/866,950
Granted
Dec 2, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

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

Continuity (2)
Continuation 29746140 · Aug 12, 2020
Division 29632520 · Jan 8, 2018
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