Tractor hood

- Deere & Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tractor hood showing our new design, the broken line showing of the tractor being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D329242
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 24, 1990
Date of Patent: Sep 8, 1992
Assignee: Deere & Company (Moline, IL)
Inventors: David R. Holm (Oconomowoc, WI), David A. Westimayer (Horicon, WI), William E. Crookes (Waldwick, NJ), Daniel R. Nickles (Monroe, NY)
Primary Examiner: Bernard Ansher
Assistant Examiner: Sandra Morris
Application Number: 7/558,557