Decorative top edge cover for pickup truck side walls

- Putco, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the decorative top edge cover for pickup truck side walls of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof, shown at a reduced scale for ease of disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof, shown at a reduced scale for ease of disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof, shown at an enlarged scale and broken away in the middle for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof, shown at an enlarged scale and broken away in the middle for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 6 is an end elevational view thereof as viewed from the right of FIG. 1, shown at an enlarged scale for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 7 is an end elevational view as viewed from the left of FIG. 1, shown at an enlarged scale for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the design for a decorative top flange cover for pickup truck side walls;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof, shown at a reduced scale for ease of disclosure;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof, shown at a reduced scale for ease of disclosure;

FIG. 11 is a rear elevational view thereof, shown at an enlarged scale and broken away in the middle for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 12 is a front elevational view thereof, shown at an enlarged scale broken away in the middle for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 13 is an end elevational view as viewed from the right end thereof, shown at an enlarged scale for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 14 is an end elevational view as viewed from the left end thereof, shown at an enlarged scale for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the design for the decorative top edge cover for pickup truck side walls;

FIG. 16 is a top plan view thereof, shown at a reduced scale for ease of disclosure;

FIG. 17 is a bottom plan view thereof, shown at a reduced scale for ease of disclosure;

FIG. 18 is a rear elevational view thereof, shown at an enlarged scale and broken away in the middle for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 19 is a front elevational view thereof, shown at an enlarged scale and broken away in the middle for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 20 is an end elevational view thereof as viewed from the right end of FIG. 15, shown at an enlarged scale for clarity of illustration; and,

FIG. 21 is an end elevational view as viewed from the left end of FIG. 15, shown at an enlarged scale for clarity of illustration.

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Patent History
Patent number: D388043
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 24, 1996
Date of Patent: Dec 23, 1997
Assignee: Putco, Inc. (Story City, IA)
Inventors: Dennis L. Elwell (Ankeny, IA), Robert L. Sills (Story City, IA)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: R. Spear
Law Firm: Zarley, McKee, Thomte, Voorhees, & Sease
Application Number: 0/53,538
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Exterior Or Interior Trim (36) (D12/190)
International Classification: 1216;