Sayres, Derek (Lonsdale, MN, US)
Tinucci, Thomas C. (Chaska, MN, US)
Bayazit, Yilmaz (St. Louis Park, MN, US)

D/276489

09/30/2008

01/26/2007

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ADC Telecommunications, Inc. (Eden Prairie, MN, US)

D13/155

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Various Components of ADC's 4×12 FiberGuide® System (admitted prior art as of the filing date of the present application).

Brooks, Cathron

Tarcza, Rosemary K.

Merchant & Gould P.C.

CLAIM

1. The ornamental design for the fiber trough snaps, as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a first top perspective view of the fiber trough snaps.

FIG. 2 is a second top perspective view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a first bottom perspective view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a second bottom perspective view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a first side view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a second side view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a third side view thereof.

FIG. 8 is a fourth side view thereof.

FIG. 9 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken line showing aspects of the fiber trough horizontal T component is for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and forms no part of the claimed design.