Tail-light apertures incorporated within a vehicle bumper

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of tail-light apertures incorporated within a vehicle bumper showing my new design, the bumper shown in broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view of one of the tail-light apertures;

FIG. 3 is and enlarged fragmentary rear elevational view of the tail-light aperture in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical cross sectional view of the tail-light aperture in FIG. 2 taken along line 4--4 in FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 5 is an enlarged horizontal cross sectional view of the tail-light aperture in FIG. 2 taken along line 5--5 in FIG. 2.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D186160 September 1959 Schemansky
D187368 March 1960 MacKichan
5482336 January 9, 1996 Rouse et al.
Other references
  • JC Whitney The Catalog No. 580-2C, the rear roll pan & ZR1-Style Lights for Pickup, p. 120, .COPYRGT.1995.
Patent History
Patent number: D432468
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 12, 1998
Date of Patent: Oct 24, 2000
Assignee: Reflexxion Automotive Products LLC (Memphis, TN)
Inventor: Frederick L. Hoyle, Jr. (Pickerington, OH)
Primary Examiner: Melody N. Brown
Law Firm: Gifford, Krass, Groh, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.
Application Number: 0/82,024
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Bumper Or Guard (D12/167)
International Classification: 1216;