Vehicle grille

- Ford
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of the vehicle grille;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the vehicle grille; and,

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view of the vehicle grille (the right side view is a mirror of the left side view and is not shown).

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

The vehicle grille is designed to blend with surfaces of adjacent vehicle panels. To the extent that any feature lines are illustrated, they are intended to illustrate the crest and valley of the feature and are not necessarily sharp bends in the part. Shading is used to illustrated the curvature of the part and not color.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D534461
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 1, 2005
Date of Patent: Jan 2, 2007
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: David Mahoney (Orchard Lake, MI), Patrick Quinn (White Lake, MI)
Primary Examiner: Melody N. Brown
Attorney: Damian Porcari
Application Number: 29/243,883
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Radiator, Grille, Or Bumper (34) (D12/163)