Ribbed vehicle bed member with shaped closed rib ends
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FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a ribbed vehicle bed member with shaped closed rib ends embodying our design;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view illustrating the shaped closed rib ends associated with the design of this invention;
FIG. 3 is a fragmentary top view illustrating the closed rib end as associated with a single rib according to the present invention;
FIG. 4 is an end elevational view taken from the right side of FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a side elevational view taken from the bottom side of FIG. 3; and,
FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken generally along line 6—6 in FIG. 3.
It will be appreciated that the design of the present invention and incorporating therein the improved shaped closed rib ends illustrated by FIG. 2 may be provided at one or both ends of the ribbed vehicle bed member illustrated in FIG. 1.
Claims
The ornamental design of a ribbed vehicle bed member with shaped closed rib ends, as shown and described.
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 26, 2001
Date of Patent: Nov 26, 2002
Assignee: Pullman Industries, Inc. (Pullman, MI)
Inventors: Joseph J. Jurica (Clinton Township, Macomb County, MI), Arnold L. Brown (Macomb, MI), Gregory B. Taylor (Rochester Hills, MI)
Primary Examiner: Melody N. Brown
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Flynn, Thiel, Boutell & Tanis, P.C.
Application Number: 29/137,789
International Classification: 1206;
