Vehicle windshield

- Ford
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Description

FIG. 1 is a frontal perspective view of a vehicle windshield showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is top down plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is bottom up plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is sectional view taken along the lines 88 in FIG. 3;

FIG. 9 is an alternative front elevational view the vehicle windshield showing a ceramic paint applied to the inner surface thereof;

FIG. 10 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a top down plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 13 is a bottom up plan view thereof.

The broken lines shown in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design. The various views are not to scale.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D572641
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 12, 2005
Date of Patent: Jul 8, 2008
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: Patrick Schiavone (Bloomfield, MI), Craig Metros (Bloomfield, MI), Jordan Bennett (Ann Arbor, MI), James Grake (Royal Oak, MI), James Smith (Royal Oak, MI)
Primary Examiner: Caron D. Veynar
Assistant Examiner: Abraham Bahta
Attorney: Damian Porcari
Application Number: 29/246,004
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Windshield (D12/182)