Fuel tank

- Deere & Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a side view of a fuel tank showing our new design, the broken lines showing a work vehicle being for illustrative purposes only, and forms no part of the claimed design.

FIG. 2 is a front/right perspective view of the fuel tank design of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a top view of the fuel tank design of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the fuel tank design of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the fuel tank design of Fig 1.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the fuel tank design of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a left side view of the fuel tank design of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is a rear view of the fuel tank design of FIG. 1.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D214435 June 1969 Naeve
D293705 January 12, 1988 Sayward
Other references
  • Ford Brochure entitled "Tractor Loader Backhoes 455D, 555D, 575D and 655D", 19 pages, printed in the U.S.A. Ford Brochure entitled "Specifications 655A", printed in the U.S.A. Deere & Company Brochure entitled "310E Backhoe Loaders", 20 pages, printed in the U.S.A. Massey-Ferguson Brochure entitled "MF50H/HX Elite Powershuttle Backhoe Loader", printed in the U.S.A. Bucyrus-Eric Brochure "Dynahoe 190-4 200-4 4 Wheel Drive Models", 20 pages, printed in the U.S.A. Case Brochure entitled "480D Construction King", Form UD87780, printed in the U.S.A. Caterpillar Brochure entitled "416 Backhoe Loader", 11 pages, printed in the U.S.A. Deere & Company's Operator's Manual OMT163301 17 entitled "410E Backloe Loader", Introduction, pp. 05-1, 55-1, and 90-12, printed in the U.S.A.
Patent History
Patent number: D435503
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 6, 2000
Date of Patent: Dec 26, 2000
Assignee: Deere & Company (Moline, IL)
Inventors: Gary Allan Gukeisen (Dubuque, IA), Thomas Howard Ward (Ventura, CA)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Linda Brooks
Application Number: 0/125,107
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Fuel Tank Or Fluid Reservoir (D12/218)
International Classification: 1206;