Outer surface of vehicle hood

- Deere & Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a left front perspective view of a outer surface of vehicle hood, showing our new design, the broken lines being for illustrative purposes only, and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D371372
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 24, 1994
Date of Patent: Jul 2, 1996
Assignee: Deere & Company (Moline, IL)
Inventors: David A. Westimayer (Horicon, WI), William E. Crookes (Waldwick, NJ), Daniel R. Nickles (Hewitt, NJ), Alberto J. Mantilla (Columbia, NY)
Primary Examiner: Sandra L. Morris
Application Number: 0/30,226