Engine hood

- Deere & Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is an elevated front perspective view of an engine hood showing our new design, the broken line showing of the grill and headlights being for illustrative purposes only, and forms no part of the claimed design.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the engine hood design of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the engine hood design of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the engine hood design of FIG. 1.

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Patent History
Patent number: D410012
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 8, 1998
Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
Assignee: Deere & Company (Moline, IL)
Inventors: Barry Joseph Goebert (Beaver Dam, WI), Bengt Ake Nestell (Pottstown, PA), James Everett Grake (West Bloomfield, MI)
Primary Examiner: Sandra L. Morris
Application Number: 0/86,231
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Hood Or Radiator Grille (D15/31); Element Or Attachment (D15/17)
International Classification: 1503;