Steering column cover for an automobile

- Toyota
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a steering column cover for an automobile showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of another embodiment thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of another embodiment thereof;

FIG. 16 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 21 is a bottom view thereof.

The claimed design is indicated by the relatively dark portions in the figures. The relatively light portions form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a steering column cover for an automobile as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1131323
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 10, 2024
Date of Patent: Jun 23, 2026
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Toyota)
Inventors: Masaki Motozaki (Toyota), Shigeyuki Susaki (Nagoya), Taichi Shimaya (Nagoya), Hisato Sawada (Irvine, CA), William Luther Chergosky (San Marcos, CA), Karl Nicolas Hugo Dujardin (Nagoya), Shinsuke Ohmori (Toyota), Tetsuo Miki (Miyoshi)
Primary Examiner: Calvin E Vansant
Assistant Examiner: Pia J Marchetti
Application Number: 29/936,700
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D12/177)