Trailer rear impact guard

- STI Holdings, Inc.
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Description

The sole FIGURE shows a rear view of a trailer rear impact guard showing our new design.

The portions of the design shown in broken lines disclose environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a trailer rear impact guard, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1013579
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 6, 2020
Date of Patent: Feb 6, 2024
Assignee: STI Holdings, Inc. (Stoughton, WI)
Inventors: Daniel Patrick Miller (Madison, WI), Francis Steven Smidler (Stoughton, WI)
Primary Examiner: Katrina A Betton
Application Number: 29/740,628
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (13) (D12/106)