Vehicle front bumper
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle front bumper of an over the highway heavy duty vehicle designed primarily for use in an axle back vehicle;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the bumper of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the bumper of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a right side, as viewed in FIG. 3, elevational view of the bumper of FIG. 1 the left side being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view of the bumper of FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the bumper of FIG. 1;
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a vehicle front bumper of an over the highway heavy duty vehicle designed primarily for use in an axle forward vehicle;
FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the bumper of FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a left side elevational view, as viewed from the left of FIG. 7, of the bumper of FIG. 7; the right side being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 10 is a front elevational view of the bumper of FIG. 7;
FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view of the bumper of FIG. 7;
FIG. 12 is a front elevational view of another embodiment of a bumper for another axle forward vehicle utilizing the same central section as the embodiments of FIGS. 1 and 7;
FIG. 13 is an end view of the embodiment of FIG. 12 as seen from the right of FIG. 12, the left hand end being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 14 is a rear elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 12; and,
FIG. 15 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 12.
Claims
We claim the ornamental design for a vehicle front bumper, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 18, 2001
Date of Patent: Jul 9, 2002
Assignee: Volvo Trucks North America, Inc. (Greensboro, NC)
Inventors: Karl I. Duckett (Greensboro, NC), Ruben Perfetti (Greensboro, NC)
Primary Examiner: Melody N. Brown
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Watts, Hoffmann, Fisher & Heinke Co., L.P.A.
Application Number: 29/145,239
International Classification: 1216;
