Vehicular grille guard

- Go Industries, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the vehicular grille guard of my new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevation of the vehicular grille guard shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation of the vehicular grille guard shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation of the vehicular grille guard shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation of the vehicular grille guard shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the vehicular grille guard shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the vehicular grille guard shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the vehicular grille guard of my invention shown mounted on the front of a motor vehicle.

The motor vehicle shown in broken lines is for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D410879
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 28, 1998
Date of Patent: Jun 15, 1999
Assignee: Go Industries, Inc. (Richardson, TX)
Inventor: Robert J. Orth, Sr. (Richardson, TX)
Primary Examiner: Melody N. Brown
Law Firm: Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.
Application Number: 0/91,368
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Grille Or Radiator Guard (D12/171)
International Classification: 1216;