Vehicle running board

- Ford
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle running board in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the vehicle running board of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the vehicle running board of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the running board of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a vehicle running board in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.

The running board is intended for attachment to a vehicle and the broken lines for the connectors to the vehicle are only intended to illustrate the environment and are not part of the claimed design. The side views of the running board are mirror images of one another. The bottom and rear views of the running board are not part of the claimed design. The vehicle running board illistrated in FIGS. 1 through 4 is for attachment to one side of the vehicle. The running board illustrated in FIG. 5 is intended for attachment to the other side of the vehicle. The top, front and side views of the embodiment of FIG. 5 are mirror images of those views illustrated in FIGS. 2 through 4 respectively.

Claims

The ornamental design for a vehicle running board, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D514492
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 30, 2002
Date of Patent: Feb 7, 2006
Assignee: Ford Global Technolgies, LLC (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: Craig Metros (Bloomfield, MI), Jeffrey Nowak (Huntington Woods, MI), Patrick Schiavone (Birmingham, MI), Tyler Blake (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: Artz & Artz, P.C.
Application Number: 29/173,450
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Mat, Step, Or Step Plate (38) (D12/203)