Communication hub

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D1051126
  • Patent Number
    D1,051,126
  • Date Filed
    Thursday, April 21, 2022
    2 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, November 12, 2024
    2 months ago
  • US Classifications
    Field of Search
    • US
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  • International Classifications
    • 1402
    • Term of Grant
      15Years
Abstract
Description

FIG. 1.1is a front perspective view of a communication hub showing the first embodiment;


FIG. 1.2is a front perspective view of the communication hub of FIG. 1.1;


FIG. 1.3is a front elevation view of the communication hub of FIG. 1.1;


FIG. 1.4is a rear elevation view of the communication hub of FIG. 1.1;


FIG. 1.5is a left elevation view of the communication hub of FIG. 1.1;


FIG. 1.6is a right elevation view of the communication hub of FIG. 1.1;


FIG. 1.7is a top plan view of the communication hub of FIG. 1.1;


FIG. 1.8is a bottom plan view of the communication hub of FIG. 1.1;


FIG. 2.1is a front perspective view of a communication hub showing the second embodiment;


FIG. 2.2is a front elevation view of the communication hub of FIG. 2.1;


FIG. 2.3is a rear elevation view of the communication hub of FIG. 2.1;


FIG. 2.4is a left elevation view of the communication hub of FIG. 2.1;


FIG. 2.5is a right elevation view of the communication hub of FIG. 2.1;


FIG. 2.6is a top plan view of the communication hub of FIG. 2.1;


FIG. 2.7is a bottom plan view of the communication hub of FIG. 2.1;


FIG. 3.1is a front perspective view of a communication hub showing the third embodiment;


FIG. 3.2is a front elevation view of the communication hub of FIG. 3.1;


FIG. 3.3is a rear elevation view of the communication hub of FIG. 3.1;


FIG. 3.4is a left elevation view of the communication hub of FIG. 3.1;


FIG. 3.5is a right elevation view of the communication hub of FIG. 3.1;


FIG. 3.6is a top plan view of the communication hub of FIG. 3.1; and


FIG. 3.7is a bottom plan view of the communication hub of FIG. 3.1.


The claimed ornamental design is shown embodied, such as in FIG. 1.1, in an environment that may be used, for example, for industrial automation, such as in an automated conveyor system; In an illustrative example, the claimed ornamental design may operate as a communication hub, such as, for example, for industrial control communications; The communication hub may, for example, be used for industrial control communications such as, by way of example and not limitation, to receive signal(s), process signal(s), convert signal type(s), generate signal(s), and/or transmit signal(s) between nodes in a network; The dash-dash broken lines shown in the drawings illustrate unclaimed features and form no part of the claimed design; The long-dash-double-short-dash broken lines shown in the drawings illustrate unclaimed portions of illustrative use-case environment(s) and form no part of the claimed design.


Claims
  • The ornamental design for a communication hub as shown and described.
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