Vehicle lower grille

- Ford
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a vehicle lower grille showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view of the vehicle lower grille;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view of the vehicle lower grille;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the vehicle lower grille;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the vehicle lower grille; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view of the vehicle lower grille.

The vehicle lower grille 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 lower grille 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 lower grille, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D510302 October 4, 2005 Sugimoto
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D531938 November 14, 2006 Okamura
D534104 December 26, 2006 Miyata et al.
D535224 January 16, 2007 Kubota et al.
D545731 July 3, 2007 Golden
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D568217 May 6, 2008 Tomatsu et al.
Other references
  • Mercury, Milan Voga unveiled during Miami Fashion Week, Google Image Result for http://www.autoblog.com/media/2006/05/milanvoga2500.jpg.
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Patent History
Patent number: D584196
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 5, 2007
Date of Patent: Jan 6, 2009
Assignee: Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: Addam Ebel (Dearborn, MI), Solomon H. Song (Farmington Hills, MI), Darrell Paul Behmer (Novi, MI), Moray Stuart Callum (Ann Arbor, MI)
Primary Examiner: Melody N Brown
Attorney: Damian Porcari
Application Number: 29/295,769
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