Automobile hood and trunk prop

Description

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a automobile hood and trunk prop showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the prop of FIG. 1 illustrating the side opposite the side illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an edge elevational view of the prop of FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 4 is an edge elevational view of the prop of FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrating the edge opposite the edge illustrated in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the prop of FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the prop of FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 7 is a side elevational view of a modified embodiment of the prop of FIGS. 1 and 2, which is identical to the prop of FIGS. 1 and 2 except for the proportioning of the dimensions and the number of recesses illustrated; and,

FIG. 8 is a side elevational view of a further modification of the prop of FIGS. 1 and 2, which is identical to the prop of FIGS. 1 and 2 except for the proportioning of the dimensions and the number of recesses illustrated.

The edge, top and bottom views of the second and third embodiments are identical in appearance to the same views of the first embodiment except for the varying proportions.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D276696 December 11, 1984 Spinka
D282144 January 14, 1986 Speelman
D365019 December 12, 1995 Rich
Patent History
Patent number: D393826
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 13, 1997
Date of Patent: Apr 28, 1998
Inventor: Jeffrey Wayne Carter (Concord, NC)
Primary Examiner: Holly Baynham
Law Firm: Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, LLP
Application Number: 0/64,860
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Bracket Or Support (41) (D12/223)
International Classification: 1206;