Vehicle hitch cover assembly

- Ford
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the vehicle hitch cover assembly design of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the vehicle hitch cover assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the vehicle hitch cover assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the vehicle hitch cover assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the vehicle hitch cover assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the vehicle hitch cover assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the second embodiment of the vehicle hitch cover assembly design of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a top view of the vehicle hitch cover assembly of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a front view of the vehicle hitch cover assembly of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a right side view of the vehicle hitch cover assembly of FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a rear view of the vehicle hitch cover assembly of FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the vehicle hitch cover assembly of FIG. 7.

Claims

The ornamental design for a vehicle hitch cover assembly, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D468674
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 16, 2001
Date of Patent: Jan 14, 2003
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc. (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: Robert Todd Laster (Wixom, MI), Irfan Sharif (Canton, MI), Scott Alan Smith (Brownstown Township, MI)
Primary Examiner: Melody N. Brown
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Gigette M. Bejin
Application Number: 29/146,804
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Exterior Panel Or Door (D12/196)
International Classification: 1216;