Vehicle taillight

- Ford
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Description

FIG. 1 is a rear elevational view of a right vehicle taillight (as viewed from the rear of the vehicle), the outer lens having been rendered transparent using the Computer Aided Design tools to better illustrate the decorative surfaces visible through the lens both with the lamp is illuminated and when the lamp is off. Only the right vehicle taillight is illustrated (the left vehicle taillight is a mirror of the right and is not illustrated but nonetheless covered by this patent);

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view of the vehicle taillight;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view of the vehicle taillight;

FIG. 4 is a top down plan view of the vehicle taillight; and,

FIG. 5 is bottom up plan view of the vehicle taillight.

The vehicle taillight is styled independently 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 illustrate the curvature of the part and not color. Areas shown in or sounded by broken lines are not claimed. The surface normally visible when the vehicle taillight is attached to a vehicle is called the “Class A” surface is claimed. The surface not normally visible when the vehicle taillight is attached to a vehicle is called the “Class B” surface and is not claimed. Any functional features of the vehicle taillight are not claimed. Views are orthogonal projections unless otherwise noted. The various views are not necessarily to scale in order to better illustrate the design. The drawings were generated using Computer Aided Design tools. Highlights and shading were added to the drawings to better illustrate the three-dimensional features of the part.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
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D477098 July 8, 2003 Moriai et al.
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D498860 November 23, 2004 Kawashima et al.
D501053 January 18, 2005 Kamimura et al.
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Patent History
Patent number: D546986
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 10, 2006
Date of Patent: Jul 17, 2007
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: Gordon Platto (Troy, MI), Aram Kasparian (Canton, MI), Stuart Jamieson (Chelsea, MI)
Primary Examiner: Marcus A. Jackson
Attorney: Damian Porcari
Application Number: 29/250,349
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