Automotive vehicle and/or toy replica thereof

- ASC Incorporated
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view showing an automotive vehicle and/or toy replica thereof, of the new design;

FIG. 2 is a side and rear perspective view showing the automotive vehicle and/or toy replica thereof, of the new design;

FIG. 3 is a side and front perspective view showing the automotive vehicle and/or toy replica thereof, of the new design;

FIG. 4 is a side perspective view showing the automotive vehicle and/or toy replica thereof, of the new design, the opposite side being a mirrored image of FIG. 4;

FIG. 5 is a rear perspective view showing the automotive vehicle and/or toy replica thereof, of the new design; and,

FIG. 6 is a front perspective view showing the automotive vehicle and/or toy replica thereof, of the new design.

The broken and shading lines within the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the presently claimed invention.

Claims

The ornamental design for an automobile vehicle and/or toy replica thereof, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D543135
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 12, 2005
Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
Assignee: ASC Incorporated (Southgate, MI)
Inventors: D. Mark Trostle (Plymouth, MI), Christopher C. Dowdey (Grosse Ile, MI)
Primary Examiner: Melody N. Brown
Attorney: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
Application Number: 29/236,263
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: With Distinct Trunk Or Notched Back (D12/92)