Vehicle wheel lip molding

- Ford
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle wheel lip molding showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is another side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof.

The wheel lip molding is intended for attachment to a vehicle, and the broken lines in the drawings are not part of the claimed design. The back of the wheel lip molding beyond what is shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5 is not part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a vehicle wheel lip molding, as shown and described.

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D494904 August 24, 2004 Dishong et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
3003319 July 2002 GB
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Patent History
Patent number: D516481
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 19, 2003
Date of Patent: Mar 7, 2006
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: Craig Metros (Bloomfield, MI), Patrick J. Schiavone (Birmingham, MI), Tyler Jon Blake (Dearborn, MI)
Primary Examiner: Joel Sincavage
Assistant Examiner: Maurice Stevens
Attorney: Artz & Artz P.C.
Application Number: 29/190,214
Classifications