Vehicle instrument panel

- General Electric
Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the back plate modular component of the vehicle instrument panel showing our new design, with said portion shown separately for clarity of illustration only;

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of the structural retainer modular component thereof, with said portion shown separately for clarity of illustration only;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view thereof, with the line showing for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design; and,

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D378910
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 14, 1994
Date of Patent: Apr 22, 1997
Assignee: General Electric Company (Pittsfield, MA)
Inventors: Marc S. Black (Southfield, MI), Albert Wan-Hsi Chan (Utica, MI), William G. Jones (Canton, MI), Dennis A. Kopp (West Bloomfield, MI), Douglas V. Mankoff (Pinckney, MI), Kenneth C. Sherman, III (Farmington Hills, MI)
Primary Examiner: Marcus A. Jackson
Application Number: 0/24,398
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