Vehicle rail module exterior surface incorporating a handle, coathook and lamp

- Chrysler Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a vehicle rail module exterior surface incorporating a handle, coathook and lamp constructed in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken through the line 2--2 of FIG. 1, illustrating the handle in a first operative position;

FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 2, showing the handle in a second operative position;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken through the line 4--4 of FIG. 1, with the handle in its first operative position;

FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 4, showing the handle in its second operative position;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken through the line 6--6 of FIG. 1, showing the coat hook in a first operative position; and,

FIG. 7 is a view similar to FIG. 6, showing the coat hook in a second operative position.

It being understood that the back of the vehicle rail modules of the first and second embodiments is plain and unornamented and further not visible in orindary use.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D367633 March 5, 1996 Monette
Patent History
Patent number: D379170
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 29, 1994
Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
Assignee: Chrysler Corporation (Auburn Hills, MI)
Inventors: Michael G. Moore (Shelby Township, MI), Harlan E. Kifer (Bloomfield Hills, MI), Barry Hutzel (Holland, MI)
Primary Examiner: Brian N. Vinson
Attorney: Mark P. Calcaterra
Application Number: 0/32,836
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Exterior Or Interior Trim (36) (D12/190)
International Classification: 1216;