Handheld automobile wheel overspray shield

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Description

The nature of the article in which the design is embodied is that of sheet or plate configured overspray protecting shields and shrouds.

The intended use of the article in which the design is embodied is the protection of automobile wheels from overspray of liquid tire protectants and cleaners during applications of such liquids to automobile tires.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a handheld automotive wheel overspray shield, showing my new design, shown in its position of use;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged back view thereof.

In the drawings, the broken lines defining the front portion of the automobile and the wheel depict environmental subject matter that forms no part of the claimed design.

A characteristic feature of the instant inventive handheld automobile wheel overspray shield comprises a two dimensional depiction of outer side surfaces of a common automobile wheel and tire, such shield's outer surface being ornamentally adapted to present such depiction.

Claims

The ornamental design for the handheld automobile wheel overspray shield, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
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Patent History
Patent number: D596554
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 19, 2009
Date of Patent: Jul 21, 2009
Inventor: Larry W. Thompson (Andover, KS)
Primary Examiner: Stacia Cadmus
Attorney: Davis & Jack, L.L.C.
Application Number: 29/332,576
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D12/213)