Combined motor vehicle instrument panel and gear shift

Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a combined motor vehicle instrument panel and gear shift according to our novel design;

FIG. 2 is a top view of a combined motor vehicle instrument panel and gear shift according to our novel design;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view from the front left of a combined motor vehicle instrument panel and gear shift according to our novel design;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view from the front right of a combined motor vehicle instrument panel and gear shift according to our novel design; and,

FIG. 5 is a perspective view from the top rear of a combined motor vehicle instrument panel and gear shift according to our novel design.

The dash lines present in the drawings represent environment and are not part of the claimed design. Where appropriate, the environmental aspects have been excluded from the drawings to provide a complete view of the claimed design.

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U.S. Patent Documents
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Patent History
Patent number: D412146
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 13, 1998
Date of Patent: Jul 20, 1999
Assignee: Daimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft (Stuttgart)
Inventors: Bruno Sacco (Sindelfingen), Harald Leschke (Sindelfingen), Guenter Hoelzel (Hochdorf), Michael Kraemer (Notzingen), Christopher Rhoades (Herrenberg-Haslach)
Primary Examiner: Doris V. Coles
Assistant Examiner: Stacia Sinuik
Application Number: 0/83,665
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Instrument Panel Or Element Thereof (D12/192)
International Classification: 1216;