Front grille for an over the highway truck

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a front grille for an over the highway truck of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the front grille of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the front grille of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of the front grille of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view of the front grille of FIG. 1, the left side elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the front grille of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7. is a bottom plan view of the front grille of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of a front grille for an over the highway truck of our new design;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of the front grille of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevational view of the front grille of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a right side elevational view of the front grille of FIG. 8, the left side elevational view being a mirror image; and

FIG. 12 is a top plan view of the front grille of FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 13. is a bottom plan view of the front grille of FIG. 8.

The broken lines shown are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an front grille for an over the highway truck, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D289627 May 5, 1987 Okumura
D404697 January 26, 1999 Siltavuori
D411140 June 22, 1999 Meryman et al.
D420633 February 15, 2000 Daniels et al.
Other references
  • 1 page section of a story board used by the inventors of the present application depicting competing trucks that were on the market when this design was completed, Dec. 31, 1999.
Patent History
Patent number: D486102
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 24, 2003
Date of Patent: Feb 3, 2004
Assignee: Volvo Trucks North America, Inc. (Greensboro, NC)
Inventors: Ruben Perfetti (Greensboro, NC), John Martin (Madison, NC), Martin Luckhaus (Gothenburg)
Primary Examiner: Melody N. Brown
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Watts Hoffmann Co, L.P.A.
Application Number: 29/178,360
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Radiator, Grille, Or Bumper (34) (D12/163)
International Classification: 1216;