Automotive vehicle key

- Ford
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automotive vehicle key according to our novel design;

FIG. 2 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D433921
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 20, 1999
Date of Patent: Nov 21, 2000
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc. (Dearborn, MI)
Inventor: Laurens Van Den Acker (Laguna Beach, CA)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Assistant Examiner: Jennifer Rivard
Application Number: 0/109,719
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8347
International Classification: 0807;