Vehicle bumper cover

- Ford
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Description

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

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

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

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the vehicle bumper cover, the left side (not shown) is a mirror of the right side;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the vehicle bumper cover; and,

FIG. 6 is an enlarged fragmental front view of the area marked 6 in FIG. 3.

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

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D541709
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 7, 2005
Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: Chelsia Lau (Ann Arbor, MI), Patrick Schiavone (Birmingham, MI)
Primary Examiner: Melody N. Brown
Attorney: Damian Porcari
Application Number: 29/237,814
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Vehicle-attached Front Or Rear Type (D12/169)