Vehicle rear lift gate

- Ford
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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the vehicle rear lift gate;

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

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the vehicle rear lift gate, enlarged to show detail;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the vehicle rear lift gate, enlarged to show detail; and,

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view of the vehicle rear lift gate (the right side evelvational view being a mirror of the left and is not illustrated).

The vehicle rear 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 rear 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 rear lift gate shown, and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D420317 February 8, 2000 Ney
D443241 June 5, 2001 Ohsaki
D444752 July 10, 2001 Gabath
D445747 July 31, 2001 Martin et al.
D457115 May 14, 2002 Mahoney et al.
D466458 December 3, 2002 Murkett
D481339 October 28, 2003 McClellan et al.
D491855 June 22, 2004 Velazco
D501167 January 25, 2005 Otto et al.
D515489 February 21, 2006 Tokutake
D540234 April 10, 2007 Fujimaki
Patent History
Patent number: D583738
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 12, 2008
Date of Patent: Dec 30, 2008
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI)
Inventor: Domenico Tonello (Köln-Esch)
Primary Examiner: Melody N Brown
Attorney: Damian Porcari
Application Number: 29/303,557
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Exterior Panel Or Door (D12/196)