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 a first embodiment of 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.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D367633 March 5, 1996 Monette
Patent History
Patent number: D400839
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 22, 1996
Date of Patent: Nov 10, 1998
Assignee: Chrysler Corporation (Auburn Hills, MI)
Inventors: Michael G. Moore (Shelby Township, MI), Harlan E. Kifer (Bloomfield Hills, MI)
Primary Examiner: Brian N. Vinson
Attorney: Mark P. Calcaterra
Application Number: 0/57,275
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Exterior Or Interior Trim (36) (D12/190)
International Classification: 1216;