Vehicle tubular side rail

- Putco, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention mounted on a vehicle. The vehicle is shown in phantom line.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the tubular side rail of the present invention. The vehicle tubular side rail is shown broken away in FIGS. 3 and 5-8 for ease for illustration.

FIG. 3 is a further enlarged perspective view showing the tube in broken lines.

FIG. 4 is an end view taken from the left of FIG. 3. The opposite end view is identical to the view in FIG. 4.

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of FIG. 3.

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of FIG. 3.

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 3; and,

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of FIG. 3 showing the bottom of the vehicle tubular side rail.

The vehicle tubular side rail is shown broken away in FIGS. 3 and 5-8 for ease of illustration.

The broken line-showing of environment is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a vehicle tubular side rail, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D294340 February 23, 1988 Robson
D295619 May 10, 1988 Reeve
D344482 February 22, 1994 Arvidsson
D359943 July 4, 1995 Cucheran et al.
D382533 August 19, 1997 Okland
D406095 February 23, 1999 Denny et al.
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D457123 May 14, 2002 Sin
D460039 July 9, 2002 Smith
D481003 October 21, 2003 Bauer et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D497589
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 8, 2003
Date of Patent: Oct 26, 2004
Assignee: Putco, Inc. (Story City, IA)
Inventors: James P. Elwell (Ankeny, IA), Ben F. Conkey (Nevada, IA)
Primary Examiner: Stacia Cadmus
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: McKee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C.
Application Number: 29/195,254
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Side Rail Or Barrier Type (27) (D12/414)
International Classification: 1216;