Automobile lower bumper

- Ford
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Description

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

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

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

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

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view of the automobile lower bumper (the right side view is a mirror of the left side view and is not shown); and,

FIG. 6 is bottom plan view of the automobile lower bumper.

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

Claims

The ornamental design for an automobile lower bumper, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D541712
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 27, 2005
Date of Patent: May 1, 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)
Primary Examiner: Melody N. Brown
Attorney: Frederick Owens
Application Number: 29/241,397
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Vehicle-attached Front Or Rear Type (D12/169)