Vehicle tailgate
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The vehicle tailgate is styled independently of adjacent vehicle panels. To the extent that any feature lines are illustrated, they are intended to illustrate the crest and valley of the feature and are not necessarily sharp bends in the part. The various views are not necessarily to scale to better illustrate detail. Shading is used to illustrate the curvature of the part and not color. Areas shown in or sounded by broken lines are not claimed. The surface normally visible when the vehicle tailgate is attached to a vehicle is called the “Class A” surface and is claimed. The surface not normally visible when the vehicle tailgate is attached to a vehicle is called the “Class B” surface and is not claimed. Any functional features of the vehicle tailgate are not claimed. Views are orthogonal projections unless otherwise noted. The drawings were created using Computer Aided Design (CAD) software.
Claims
The ornamental design for a vehicle tailgate, as shown and described.
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 27, 2006
Date of Patent: Jan 29, 2008
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: Sean W Tant (Livonia, MI), George Bucher (Dearborn, MI), Jeff Sanders (Allen Park, MI), Michael Smith (Plymouth, MI)
Primary Examiner: Melody N. Brown
Attorney: Damian Porcari
Application Number: 29/250,672