Vehicle grille

- Ford
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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the vehicle grille;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of the vehicle grille;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view of the vehicle grille; and,

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the vehicle grille.

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

The stippling indicates the curvature of the vehicle grille. The grille comprises three horizontal bar portions. The grille has a broad frontal profile and a thinner side profile. The side profile has an angular upward sweep.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D397065 August 18, 1998 Uematsu et al.
D417425 December 7, 1999 Shimazu
D422546 April 11, 2000 Toyoda
D422547 April 11, 2000 Kitamura
D520927 May 16, 2006 Fisker et al.
Other references
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Patent History
Patent number: D540720
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 27, 2005
Date of Patent: Apr 17, 2007
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: Edward Golden (Pinckney, MI), Darrell Behmer (Novi, MI), Melvin Betancourt (Shelby Township, MI), Solomon Song (Farmington Hills, MI), Shawn Wehrly (Royal Oak, MI), Addam Ebel (Dearborn, MI), Sang Kim (Canton, MI), Garen Nicoghosian (Beverly Hills, MI)
Primary Examiner: Melody N. Brown
Attorney: Fredricks Owens
Application Number: 29/241,411
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