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 shown in an open position;
FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a back view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,
FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof; and,
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an automotive vehicle key as shown in a closed position.
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Patent History
Patent number: D434302
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 26, 1999
Date of Patent: Nov 28, 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
Attorney: David B. Kelley
Application Number: 0/109,923
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 26, 1999
Date of Patent: Nov 28, 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
Attorney: David B. Kelley
Application Number: 0/109,923
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
D/8347
International Classification: 0807;
International Classification: 0807;