Combined vehicle hood shield and windshield deflector

Description

FIG. 1 is a view in perspective of a combined vehicle hood shield and windshield deflector showing my new design attached to the front of a pickup truck which is shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only and is not part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof; the side opposite that shown being a mirror image;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken along lines 7--7 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment of my invention;

FIG. 9 is a rear elevational view of the second embodiment thereof;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of the second embodiment thereof;

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view of the second embodiment thereof;

FIG. 12 is a right side elevational view of the second embodiment thereof; the side opposite that shown being a mirror image;

FIG. 13 is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken along lines 13--13 of FIG. 8;

FIG. 14 is a front elevational view of a third embodiment of my invention;

FIG. 15 is a rear elevational view of the third embodiment thereof;

FIG. 16 is a top plan view of the third embodiment thereof;

FIG. 17 is a bottom plan view of the third embodiment thereof;

FIG. 18 is a right side elevational view of the third embodiment thereof; the side opposite that shown being a mirror image; and,

FIG. 19 is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken along lines 19--19 of FIG. 14.

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Patent History
Patent number: D355399
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 28, 1993
Date of Patent: Feb 14, 1995
Assignee: Lund Industries, Incorporated (Coon Rapids, MN)
Inventor: James R. Lund (Champlin, MN)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Law Firm: Merchant, Gould, Smith, Edell, Welter & Schmidt
Application Number: 0/14,698