Vehicle bumper

- Ford
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a vehicle bumper attached to a vehicle, no part of the vehicle is claimed;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the vehicle bumper;

FIG. 3 is a top plan plan view of the vehicle bumper;

FIG. 4 is bottom up plan view of the vehicle bumper; and,

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view of the vehicle bumper (the right side view is a mirror of the left side view and is not shown).

The broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a vehicle bumper, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D541713
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 1, 2005
Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: David Mahoney (Orchard Lake, MI), Patrick Quinn (White Lake, MI)
Primary Examiner: Melody N. Brown
Attorney: Damian Porcari
Application Number: 29/243,902
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Vehicle-attached Front Or Rear Type (D12/169)