Vehicle lower front bumper

- Ford
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a vehicle lower front bumper attached to a vehicle, no part of the vehicle is claimed;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the vehicle lower front bumper;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the vehicle lower front bumper;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the vehicle lower front bumper;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view of the vehicle lower front bumper;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view of the vehicle lower front bumper; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the vehicle lower front bumper.

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

Claims

The ornamental design for a vehicle lower front bumper, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D534105
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 14, 2005
Date of Patent: Dec 26, 2006
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: Patrick Schiavone (Bloomfield, MI), James Grake (Royal Oak, MI), Craig Metros (Bloomfield, MI), James Smith (Royal Oak, MI), Jordan Bennett (Ann Arbor, MI)
Primary Examiner: Melody N. Brown
Attorney: Damian Porcari
Application Number: 29/240,574
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