Vehicle wheel cover
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The design is intented to be used in connection with a wheel cover for a vehicle. The exemplary attachment mechanisms for securing the wheel cover to the center portion of the wheel are shown in broken lines in the various Figures but do not form part of the claimed design. These attachment mechanisms are present only to depict the environment for the present invention and are not part of the claimed invention.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the vehicle wheel cover;
FIG. 2 is a front view of the vehicle wheel cover shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the vehicle wheel cover shown in FIG. 2 as taken along line 3—3; and,
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the vehicle wheel cover shown in FIG. 2 as taken along line 4—4.
The broken line showing of environment is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a vehicle wheel cover, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 6, 2006
Date of Patent: Dec 26, 2006
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: Craig Metros (Bloomfield, MI), Steve Gilmore (Redford, MI), Jeff Nowak (Huntington Woods, MI)
Primary Examiner: Stacia Cadmus
Attorney: Artz & Artz, P.C.
Application Number: 29/251,376
