Vehicle tail light lens

- Ford
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Description

FIG. 1 is a frontal perspective view of a left vehicle tail light lens attached to a vehicle, no part of the vehicle is claimed;

FIG. 2 is a left perspective view of the left vehicle tail light lens;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of the left vehicle tail light lens;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view of the left vehicle tail light lens;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the left vehicle tail light lens;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the left vehicle tail light lens;

FIG. 7 is a right side elevation view of the left vehicle tail light lens;

FIG. 8 is a frontal perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the tailight lens illustrated in FIGS. 1-7, showing a right vehicle tail light lens attached to a vehicle, no part of the vehicle is claimed;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the right vehicle tail light lens;

FIG. 10 is a front elevation view of the right vehicle tail light lens;

FIG. 11 is a right side elevation view of the right vehicle tail light lens;

FIG. 12 is a top plan view of the right vehicle tail light lens;

FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view of the right vehicle tail light lens; and,

FIG. 14 is a left side elevation view of the right vehicle tail light lens.

The phantom lines are not a part of the claimed invention.

Claims

The ornamental design for a vehicle tail light lens, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D555816
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 27, 2005
Date of Patent: Nov 20, 2007
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: Edward Golden (Pinckney, MI), Darrell Behmer (Novi, MI), Melvin Betancourt (Shelby Township, MI), Solomon Song (Farmington Hills, MI), Shawn Wehrly (Royal Oak, MI)
Primary Examiner: Marcus A. Jackson
Attorney: Fredrick Owens
Application Number: 29/241,534
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