Beam axle

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of a beam axle showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top, front and right side perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of area 8 of FIG. 7.

The broken lines in the drawing depict portions of the beam axle that form no part of the claimed design.

The dot-dash lines in FIGS. 7 and 8 indicate the boundaries of the enlarged view and are used for annotative purposes only. They do not limit or define the scope of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a beam axle as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1103851
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 8, 2022
Date of Patent: Dec 2, 2025
Assignee: Harbinger Motors Inc. (Garden Grove, CA)
Inventors: Alexi Charbonneau (Redondo Beach, CA), Phillip John Weicker (Hermosa Beach, CA)
Primary Examiner: Darlington Ly
Assistant Examiner: Giang Hoang Tran
Application Number: 29/866,344
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Axle Element (D12/160)