Vehicle rear bumper cover
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The circular members shown in broken lines in FIGS. 1,2,3 and 5 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.
The vehicle rear bumper cover 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 phantom lines are not claimed. The surface normally visible when the vehicle rear bumper cover is attached to a vehicle is called the “Class A” surface is claimed. The surface not normally visible when the vehicle rear bumper cover is attached to a vehicle is called the “Class B” surface and is not claimed. Any functional features of the vehicle rear bumper cover are not claimed.
Claims
The ornamental design for a vehicle rear bumper cover, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 10, 2006
Date of Patent: Feb 5, 2008
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: Edward Golden (Pinckney, MI), George Bucher (Dearborn, MI), David Mahoney (Orchard Lake, MI), Michael Webb (Harrison Township, MI)
Primary Examiner: Melody N. Brown
Attorney: Damian Porcari
Application Number: 29/250,324