Vehicle window vent

- Plastic Form, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle window vent showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged partial cross-sectional view thereof taken along the lines 7--7 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view thereof taken along the lines 8--8 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged broken cross-sectional view thereof taken along the lines 9--9 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view thereof taken along the lines 10--10 of FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 11 is an enlarged cross-sectional view thereof taken along the lines 11--11 of FIG. 2.

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Patent History
Patent number: D404698
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 26, 1997
Date of Patent: Jan 26, 1999
Assignee: Plastic Form, Inc. (Elkhart, IN)
Inventors: Mitchell V. Schenk (Elkhart, IN), John C. Ray (Bristol, IN), Bradley S. Howard (Elkhart, IN)
Primary Examiner: Melody N. Brown
Attorneys: Leon E. Redman, Edgar A. Zarins
Application Number: 0/81,085
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