Vehicle lift gate

- Ford
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle lift gate;

FIG. 2 is another perspective view of the vehicle lift gate;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of the vehicle lift gate;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view of the vehicle lift gate;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view of the vehicle lift gate;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the vehicle lift gate;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the vehicle lift gate; and,

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of the vehicle lift gate.

The vehicle lift gate 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. Any functional features of the vehicle lift gate 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.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D420317 February 8, 2000 Ney
D445747 July 31, 2001 Martin et al.
D457115 May 14, 2002 Mahoney et al.
D481339 October 28, 2003 McClellan et al.
D491855 June 22, 2004 Velazco
D501167 January 25, 2005 Otto et al.
D515489 February 21, 2006 Tokutake
D520428 May 9, 2006 Iwanaga et al.
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D558658 January 1, 2008 Leclercq
Patent History
Patent number: D580330
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 13, 2007
Date of Patent: Nov 11, 2008
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: Murat Gueler (Köln), Stefan Lamm (Köln)
Primary Examiner: Melody N Brown
Attorney: Damian Porcari
Application Number: 29/298,799
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Exterior Panel Or Door (D12/196)