Vehicle rear bumper cover

- Ford
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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view of the vehicle rear bumper cover;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view of the vehicle rear bumper cover;

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

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

FIG. 6 is rear view of the vehicle rear bumper cover.

The vehicle rear 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 rear bumper cover are not claimed. Views are orthogonal projections unless otherwise noted. The various view are not necessarily to scale in order to better illustrate the design.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D551601 September 25, 2007 Tabata et al.
D555551 November 20, 2007 Kaoud et al.
D561071 February 5, 2008 Golden et al.
D570263 June 3, 2008 Tachibana
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).
  • Winding Road, Spied: Lincoln MKS Sedan, Apr. 18, 2007 http://news.windingroad.com (2 pages).
  • Lincoln Concept Zephyr, Detroit 2005 (4 pages).
  • Lincoln Concept MKS, Detroit 2006 (4 pages).
  • Lincoln MKS AWD (P) 4dr Sedan, New York 2007 (4 pages).
Patent History
Patent number: D583726
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 11, 2007
Date of Patent: Dec 30, 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: 29/295,957
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