Vehicle front bumper exterior surface

- Freightliner Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle front bumper exterior surface showing the new design, it being understood that the broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view of the front bumper exterior surface of the present invention, it being understood that the left side elevational view of the bumper exterior surface of the present invention is a mirror image of the surface shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the bumper exterior surface of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the bumper exterior surface of the present invention; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the bumper exterior surface of the present invention.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
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Other references
  • Freightliner Business Class brochure (Copyright 1996) (depicting prior art trucks). Freightliner Heavy-Duty Trucks, FLD 120 Conventional (depicting prior art trucks). Freightliner Heavy-Duty Trucks, The Classic XL (depicting prior art trucks). Freightliner Business Class FL 112 Conventional brochure (Copyright 1995). Copy of undated International (Navistar) brochure depicting 9000 Conventional trucks (prior art trucks). Copy of WhiteGMC brochure entitled "WhiteGMC.TM. Tall Integral Sleeper" (Copyright 1992).
Patent History
Patent number: D400144
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 16, 1996
Date of Patent: Oct 27, 1998
Assignee: Freightliner Corporation (Portland, OR)
Inventors: Ferdinand F. Hellhake (Beaverton, OR), Sigmun D. Runyon (Sandy, OR)
Primary Examiner: Melody N. Brown
Law Firm: Klarquist Sparkman Campbell Leigh & Whinston, LLP
Application Number: 0/63,811
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Vehicle-attached Front Or Rear Type (D12/169)
International Classification: 1216;