Vehicle tail light lens
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a left vehicle tail light lens attached to a vehicle, no part of the vehicle is claimed;
FIG. 2 is a frontal perspective view of the left vehicle tail light lens (front and frontal as used herein describe a view of the rear of a vehicle);
FIG. 3 is a side view of the left vehicle tail light lens;
FIG. 4 is a front view of the left vehicle tail light lens;
FIG. 5 is a top view of the left vehicle tail light lens;
FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the left vehicle tail light lens;
FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the lines 7—7 in FIG. 3;
FIG. 8 is a frontal perspective view of a right vehicle tail light lens attached to a vehicle, no part of the vehicle is claimed;
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the right vehicle tail light lens;
FIG. 10 is a side view of the right vehicle tail light lens;
FIG. 11 is a front view of the right vehicle tail light lens;
FIG. 12 is a top view of the right vehicle tail light lens;
FIG. 13 is a bottom view of the right vehicle tail light lens; and,
FIG. 14 is a sectional view taken along the lines 14—14 in FIG. 10.
The phantom lines are not a part of the claimed invention.
The stippling indicates the curvature of the vehicle tail light lens. The vehicle tail light lens has a recessed rectangular portion between two circular portions. The vehicle tail light lens has a rectangular appearance from the side and a circular appearance from the rear of the vehicle.
Claims
The ornamental design for a vehicle tail light lens, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 7, 2005
Date of Patent: Jul 18, 2006
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: Chelsia Lau (Ann Arbor, MI), Patrick Schiavone (Birmingham, MI), Jeffrey Nowak (Huntington Woods, MI), Curt Aumiller (Dearborn, MI)
Primary Examiner: Marcus A. Jackson
Attorney: Damian Porcari
Application Number: 29/237,806