Vehicle front bumper cover

- Ford
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a vehicle front bumper cover;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged left side elevational view of the vehicle front bumper cover;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged right side elevational view of the vehicle front bumper cover;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the vehicle front bumper cover;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the vehicle front bumper cover; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view of the vehicle front bumper cover.

The vehicle front bumper cover 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. Shading is used to illustrate the curvature of the part and not color. Areas shown in or sounded by broken lines are not claimed. Any functional features of the vehicle front bumper cover are not claimed. Views are orthogonal projections unless otherwise noted. The various views are not necessarily to scale in order to better illustrate the design.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D516972 March 14, 2006 Baum
D539710 April 3, 2007 Kouyama
D544413 June 12, 2007 Golden
D546251 July 10, 2007 Hamano
D561661 February 12, 2008 Platto et al.
D567158 April 22, 2008 Ishibashi et al.
Other references
  • Detroit Auto Show: A conversation with Peter Horbury, Detroit 2007, http://www.autoblog.com (18 pages).
  • Lincoln Concept MKR, Detroit 2007 (4 pages).
  • Popular Mechanics, Lincoln MKS, Town Car Successor, May 21, 2007 http://www.popularmechanics.com (1 page).
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  • Lincoln Concept Zephyr, Detroit 2005 (4 pages).
  • Lincoln Concept MKS, Detroit 2006 (4 pages).
  • Lincoln MKZ AWD (P) 4dr Sedan, New York 2007 (4 pages).
Patent History
Patent number: D580315
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 11, 2007
Date of Patent: Nov 11, 2008
Assignee: Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: Solomon H Song (Farmington Hills, MI), Darrell Paul Behmer (Novi, MI), Moray Stuart Callum (Ann Arbor, MI)
Primary Examiner: Melody N Brown
Attorney: Damian Porcari
Application Number: 29/295,953
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